Multiple interception pathways for resource utilisation and increased ecosystem resilience

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 552, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 135-146

  Brookes, Justin D ^a,b,c   Aldridge, Kane ^b,d   Wallace, Todd ^a,b   Linden, Leon ^a,b   Ganf, George G ^b,d  

^a Department of Applied Chemistry   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d EWATER COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem resilience; Nutrient pathways; Resource utilisation

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; NUTRIENT PATHWAYS; PROCESS REDUNDANCY; RESOURCE UTILIZATION;

ALGAE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MARINE BIOLOGY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; RESOURCE USE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ALGAE;

EID: 27644553459     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1511-8     Document Type: Article

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