TY - JOUR
T1 - The Malthusian-Darwinian dynamic and the trajectory of civilization
AU - Nekola, Jeffrey C.
AU - Allen, Craig D.
AU - Brown, James H.
AU - Burger, Joseph R.
AU - Davidson, Ana D.
AU - Fristoe, Trevor S.
AU - Hamilton, Marcus J.
AU - Hammond, Sean T.
AU - Kodric-Brown, Astrid
AU - Mercado-Silva, Norman
AU - Okie, Jordan G.
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Two interacting forces influence all populations: the Malthusian dynamic of exponential growth until resource limits are reached, and the Darwinian dynamic of innovation and adaptation to circumvent these limits through biological and/or cultural evolution. The specific manifestations of these forces in modern human society provide an important context for determining how humans can establish a sustainable relationship with the finite Earth.
AB - Two interacting forces influence all populations: the Malthusian dynamic of exponential growth until resource limits are reached, and the Darwinian dynamic of innovation and adaptation to circumvent these limits through biological and/or cultural evolution. The specific manifestations of these forces in modern human society provide an important context for determining how humans can establish a sustainable relationship with the finite Earth.
KW - Behavioral constraints
KW - Evolutionary biology
KW - Macroecology
KW - Resource limitation
KW - Sustainability science
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tree.2012.12.001
DO - 10.1016/j.tree.2012.12.001
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 23290501
AN - SCOPUS:84874224260
SN - 0169-5347
VL - 28
SP - 127
EP - 130
JO - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
JF - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
IS - 3
ER -