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Holocene as Anthropocene

Giacomo CertiniRiccardo Scalenghe

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MultidisciplinarySettore AGR/14 - PedologiaEpoch (reference date)AnthropoceneInitial capitalHolocene Anthropocene anthropic impact Earthanthropocene soilGenealogyHolocene

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In their Perspective “Defining the epoch we live in” (3 April, p. [38][1]), W. F. Ruddiman et al. write that in spite of its popularity, the Anthropocene still lacks an official onset. They propose that the term anthropocene be used informally (without the initial capital), which would avoid the

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