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Nonprofit research organization reorienting global change science towards a just future through theory, methods, and practice.

Chochenyo Ohlone Territory
Joined July 2021
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🌞 Our dedication to environmental justice prioritizes solidarity between human communities and Earth systems, led by communities historically devalued by colonialism and capitalist exploitation.
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🤝🏾 The Critical Ecology Lab brings together and produces knowledge to better understand our planet, and cultivate systems in which every ecosystem thrives and human life is cherished. 📸Suzanne Pierre for Emory Archives #CriticalEcology #CriticalEcologyLab #STEM #EarthDay
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In her talk and section “Geology & Greed: Long- and short-term drivers of plant community assemblage”, Dr. Pierre discusses the reasons that certain environmental conditions, such as parent material, topography, latitude,
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📢 Our founder recently contributed to an article titled “When the Window is a Mirror: how do dominant theories limit our understanding of nature?”, published in The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America on April 1st, 2024.
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👩🏽‍🔬The article brings together theoretical talks presented in an Inspire Session at the 2023 Ecological Society of America Meeting of the same title.
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👩🏽‍🔬The article brings together theoretical talks presented in an Inspire Session at the 2023 Ecological Society of America Meeting of the same title.
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In her talk and contribution, Dr. Pierre discusses the reasons that certain environmental conditions: parent material, topography, latitude, disturbance history, and proximity to other islands, might make some islands more likely for European colonial agricultural colonies.
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🌱✨Did you know that there is a scientific term for “ecological memory”? It’s called 𝗛𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀.
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Source Ecological memory of recurrent drought modifies soil processes via changes in soil microbial community Canarini, A. et al.(2021) doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-2… Twentieth-century hydroclimate changes consistent with human influence Marvel, K. et al. (2019) doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1…
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