Detection of alternative stable states in marine communities

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 300, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 343-371

  Petraitis, Peter S ^a   Dudgeon, Steve R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative states; Experimental designs; Phase shifts; Stability

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; THEORY;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 2342615533     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2003.12.026     Document Type: Article

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