The controversy space on Quaternary megafaunal extinctions

Autores
Monjeau, Jorge Adrian; Araujo, B.; Abramson, Guillermo; Kuperman, Marcelo Nestor; Laguna, Maria Fabiana; Lanata, Jose Luis
Año de publicación
2017
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In this work, we analyze the origin and development of the debate on megafaunal extinctions using the Controversy Space Model (CSM). The CSM is composed of a common ground of theoretical agreements and a dialectical dynamic of disputes regarding the causes of extinction, called refocalization, identifying phases of conceptual blockage and unblockage. The hypotheses are clustered in three major groups, according to causes of extinction: anthropic, biotic, and environmental. We argue that the evolution of the controversy space follows a succession of questions relevant to each period, the answers to which need to be settled to allow the debate to move forward. We postulate that nowadays this controversy space is suffering a period of conceptual blockage. This may be because authors are assembled around two major paradigms: environmental versus anthropic causes. Each of these two theoretical positions looks at a portion of reality that may be partially true, but incomplete in terms of a global theory of extinction. We propose that this conceptual blockage could be solved by developing a mathematical model in which each hypothesis plays a role in a mechanistic way. The relative importance of each hypothesis may vary depending on its respective context. It follows from this that it should not matter which cause is favored: the emphasis should be given to all causes acting together in a predictable manner.
Fil: Monjeau, Jorge Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Araujo, B.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Abramson, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro; Argentina
Fil: Kuperman, Marcelo Nestor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro; Argentina
Fil: Laguna, Maria Fabiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Lanata, Jose Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Diversidad Cultural y Procesos de Cambio. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Diversidad Cultural y Procesos de Cambio; Argentina
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spelling The controversy space on Quaternary megafaunal extinctionsMonjeau, Jorge AdrianAraujo, B.Abramson, GuillermoKuperman, Marcelo NestorLaguna, Maria FabianaLanata, Jose LuisControversiesExtinctionMegafaunahttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1In this work, we analyze the origin and development of the debate on megafaunal extinctions using the Controversy Space Model (CSM). The CSM is composed of a common ground of theoretical agreements and a dialectical dynamic of disputes regarding the causes of extinction, called refocalization, identifying phases of conceptual blockage and unblockage. The hypotheses are clustered in three major groups, according to causes of extinction: anthropic, biotic, and environmental. We argue that the evolution of the controversy space follows a succession of questions relevant to each period, the answers to which need to be settled to allow the debate to move forward. We postulate that nowadays this controversy space is suffering a period of conceptual blockage. This may be because authors are assembled around two major paradigms: environmental versus anthropic causes. Each of these two theoretical positions looks at a portion of reality that may be partially true, but incomplete in terms of a global theory of extinction. We propose that this conceptual blockage could be solved by developing a mathematical model in which each hypothesis plays a role in a mechanistic way. The relative importance of each hypothesis may vary depending on its respective context. It follows from this that it should not matter which cause is favored: the emphasis should be given to all causes acting together in a predictable manner.Fil: Monjeau, Jorge Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Araujo, B.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Abramson, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro; ArgentinaFil: Kuperman, Marcelo Nestor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro; ArgentinaFil: Laguna, Maria Fabiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Lanata, Jose Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Diversidad Cultural y Procesos de Cambio. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Diversidad Cultural y Procesos de Cambio; ArgentinaPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2017-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/50244Monjeau, Jorge Adrian; Araujo, B.; Abramson, Guillermo; Kuperman, Marcelo Nestor; Laguna, Maria Fabiana; et al.; The controversy space on Quaternary megafaunal extinctions; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Quaternary International; 431; 2-2017; 194-2041040-6182CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.quaint.2015.10.022info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618215009817info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:48:56Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/50244instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:48:56.481CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The controversy space on Quaternary megafaunal extinctions
title The controversy space on Quaternary megafaunal extinctions
spellingShingle The controversy space on Quaternary megafaunal extinctions
Monjeau, Jorge Adrian
Controversies
Extinction
Megafauna
title_short The controversy space on Quaternary megafaunal extinctions
title_full The controversy space on Quaternary megafaunal extinctions
title_fullStr The controversy space on Quaternary megafaunal extinctions
title_full_unstemmed The controversy space on Quaternary megafaunal extinctions
title_sort The controversy space on Quaternary megafaunal extinctions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Monjeau, Jorge Adrian
Araujo, B.
Abramson, Guillermo
Kuperman, Marcelo Nestor
Laguna, Maria Fabiana
Lanata, Jose Luis
author Monjeau, Jorge Adrian
author_facet Monjeau, Jorge Adrian
Araujo, B.
Abramson, Guillermo
Kuperman, Marcelo Nestor
Laguna, Maria Fabiana
Lanata, Jose Luis
author_role author
author2 Araujo, B.
Abramson, Guillermo
Kuperman, Marcelo Nestor
Laguna, Maria Fabiana
Lanata, Jose Luis
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Controversies
Extinction
Megafauna
topic Controversies
Extinction
Megafauna
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In this work, we analyze the origin and development of the debate on megafaunal extinctions using the Controversy Space Model (CSM). The CSM is composed of a common ground of theoretical agreements and a dialectical dynamic of disputes regarding the causes of extinction, called refocalization, identifying phases of conceptual blockage and unblockage. The hypotheses are clustered in three major groups, according to causes of extinction: anthropic, biotic, and environmental. We argue that the evolution of the controversy space follows a succession of questions relevant to each period, the answers to which need to be settled to allow the debate to move forward. We postulate that nowadays this controversy space is suffering a period of conceptual blockage. This may be because authors are assembled around two major paradigms: environmental versus anthropic causes. Each of these two theoretical positions looks at a portion of reality that may be partially true, but incomplete in terms of a global theory of extinction. We propose that this conceptual blockage could be solved by developing a mathematical model in which each hypothesis plays a role in a mechanistic way. The relative importance of each hypothesis may vary depending on its respective context. It follows from this that it should not matter which cause is favored: the emphasis should be given to all causes acting together in a predictable manner.
Fil: Monjeau, Jorge Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Araujo, B.. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Abramson, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro; Argentina
Fil: Kuperman, Marcelo Nestor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro; Argentina
Fil: Laguna, Maria Fabiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Lanata, Jose Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Diversidad Cultural y Procesos de Cambio. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Diversidad Cultural y Procesos de Cambio; Argentina
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