Catastrophic regime shifts in ecosystems: linking theory to observation

2003/09/23 by Marten Scheffer, Stephen R. Carpenter · 2,234 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Alternative stable state #Biology #Climate change #Desertification #Ecology #Ecosystem #Ecosystem dynamics and resilience #Environmental science #Evolution and Genetic Dynamics #Global change #Limnology #Regime shift #Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis

paper · open access · doi:10.1016/j.tree.2003.09.002

published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution 18(12), 648-656 (Elsevier BV)

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