Scaling ecological dynamics: Self-organization, hierarchical structure, and ecological resilience

Climatic Change

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 291-309

  Peterson, Garry D ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; SCALE EFFECT;

EID: 0033968152     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005502718799     Document Type: Article

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