The Revelator - Aaron M. Ellison

Aaron M. Ellison

is the Senior Research Fellow in Ecology at Harvard University, and a semi-professional photographer and writer. He studies the disintegration and reassembly of ecosystems following natural and anthropogenic disturbances; thinks about the relationship between the Dao and the intermediate disturbance hypothesis; reflects on the critical and reactionary stance of Ecology relative to Modernism, and blogs as The Unbalanced Ecologist. On weekends, he works wood.

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Don’t Believe the Hype: Giant Pandas Are Still Endangered

Panda habitats remain heavily fractured, while new research shows breeding centers expose the endangered animals to a hidden yet potentially deadly threat.

January 11, 2018

Aaron M. Ellison and Yi-ping Chen

Panda habitats remain heavily fractured, while new research shows breeding centers expose the endangered animals to a hidden yet potentially deadly threat.

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Climate: Riding the Chaotic Wave

We need new metaphors to cope with climate change.

August 28, 2017

Aaron M. Ellison

We need new metaphors to cope with climate change.

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5/9: The Day We Passed the Climate Tipping Point

Climate change isn't a temporary fad, and it isn't going away.

August 14, 2017

Aaron M. Ellison

Climate change isn't a temporary fad, and it isn't going away.