Babel, or the ecological stability discussions: an inventory and analysis of terminology and a guide for avoiding confusion

1997/02/07 by Volker Grimm, V. Grimm, Christian Wissel · 1 voice · 17 citations
Environmental Science · #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies #Ecosystem dynamics and resilience #Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis

paper · doi:10.1007/s004420050090

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Citations

• Resilience and Stability of Ecological Systems
• The Problem of Pattern and Scale in Ecology: The Robert H. MacArthur Award Lecture

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Discussions

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