Towards a Contextual Redefinition of the Anthroposphere G

Biophysical Environment Of the Anthroposphere (Concentrated at the bottom of the PBL) E S

The Earth’s Spheres Showing Conceptualized Spatial Overlap GEOSPHERE SPH BIO PEDOSPHERE SPH RO HERE

Phenosphere of Oliva Porphyria (Mockup) Technosphere Noösphere Artifacts including trails, biophysical wastes, remains after

Phenosphere of Atta Cephalotes Technosphere Artifacts including central and radial mounds, trails, gardens, refuse

Phenosphere of Homo Sapiens Technosphere Artifacts including cities, roads, gardens, refuse dumps, biophysical and

Biosphere Consists of Overlapping “Phenospheres” CLO VER BIOSPHERE FUNGI W FO SQUIRRELS KS S

Typical Biophysical Environment Of a Phenosphere ATMO/LITHO/HYDROSPHERES Pre dat BIOSPHERE ors Symbiots Parasites Phenosphere

DEFINING THE ARENA OF INTEREST Using Proposed Redefinitions BIOSPHERE Living organisms, their artifacts and

Biophysical Environment Of the Anthroposphere ATMO/LITHO/HYDROSPHERES Pre d ato rs BIOSPHERE Prey Parasites rs

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Towards a Contextual Redefinition of the Anthroposphere G H Boyle 18 August 2014

Biophysical Environment Of the Anthroposphere (Concentrated at the bottom of the PBL) E S U OPA North pole P O R T Polar cell Ferrel cell Hadley cell TROPOSPHERE Equator Polar jet Subtropical jet ANTHROPOSPHERE Planetary Boundary Layer Lithosphere Orrery Software - G H Boyle 2

The Earth’s Spheres Showing Conceptualized Spatial Overlap GEOSPHERE SPH BIO PEDOSPHERE SPH RO HERE HYD EDOSP ERE P TROPOSPHERE PEDOSPHERE LITHOSPHERE MANTLE AND CORE Orrery Software - G H Boyle 3

Phenosphere of Oliva Porphyria (Mockup) Technosphere Noösphere Artifacts including trails, biophysical wastes, remains after death Practices including hiding, feeding, reproducing Orrery Software - G H Boyle PREY SPECIES O. Porphyria 4

Phenosphere of Atta Cephalotes Technosphere Artifacts including central and radial mounds, trails, gardens, refuse dumps, biophysical wastes, remains after death Noösphere Practices including reproducing, building mounds, trails and refuse dumps, farming fungi, defending mounds, trails and workers Orrery Software - G H Boyle DOMESTICATED SPECIES A. Cephalotes PREY SPECIES (Mockup) 5

Phenosphere of Homo Sapiens Technosphere Artifacts including cities, roads, gardens, refuse dumps, biophysical and industrial wastes, currency, economic instruments Noösphere Practices including reproduction, farming, educating, building, policing, judging, mining, manufacturing, clearcutting, recreating, buying and selling Orrery Software - G H Boyle DOMESTICATED AND INDUSTRIALIZED SPECIES H. Sapiens PREY SPECIES (Mockup) 6

Biosphere Consists of Overlapping “Phenospheres” CLO VER BIOSPHERE FUNGI W FO SQUIRRELS KS S E X HA NT (A O M S ) HO IENPHERE P OS SA HORP ANTS RABBITS Define a phenosphere as the scope of control of a species of a given phenotype within the biosphere; arrows indicate direction of control. Orrery Software - G H Boyle 7

Typical Biophysical Environment Of a Phenosphere ATMO/LITHO/HYDROSPHERES Pre dat BIOSPHERE ors Symbiots Parasites Phenosphere l ica g olo ts h t Pa Pes Prey Commensals Orrery Software - G H Boyle Competitors 8

DEFINING THE ARENA OF INTEREST Using Proposed Redefinitions BIOSPHERE Living organisms, their artifacts and practices ANTHROPOSPHERE Scope of Control Humankind H. Sapiens, theirof artifacts, HUMANKIND practices, controlled Scopeand of Control organisms and artifacts and wastes The anthroposphere is all of humankind, plus all of the biosphere within our scope of direct control. Orrery Software - G H Boyle 9

Biophysical Environment Of the Anthroposphere ATMO/LITHO/HYDROSPHERES Pre d ato rs BIOSPHERE Prey Parasites rs ato d Pre Anthroposphere Commensals Orrery Software - G H Boyle Predators Pa ras cal ogi hol Pat Pests al c i log o th ts Pa Pes Domestic / Farmed / Industrial Parasites Pa tho Pe logic sts al ite s 10