Human actions, the survival of keystone species, and the resilience of ecological-economic systems

Resources Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 153-157

  Batabyal, Amitrajeet A ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological economic system; Keystone species; Markov chain; Resilience; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

ECOLOGICAL-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS; HUMAN ACTIONS; RESILIENCE; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; KEYSTONE SPECIES; SURVIVAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 1942506063     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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