Biosphere Evolution, Transitions and Resilience (BETR) involves three consortia, each of which covers a key biosphere transition in Earth history. The three projects are as below.
Proterozoic-Phanerozoic TransitionPerturbation of the Earth System at the Proterozoic-Phanerozoic transition and the resilience of the biosphere
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Permo-Triassic Transition
Ecosystem resilience and recovery from the Permo-Triassic crisis
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Paleogene and early Neogene TransitionThe evolution of vegetation and biodiversity change during the Paleogene and early Neogen
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(The header images are from Alex Farnsworth and Ying Zhou.)