Stability domains in barrier island dune systems

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 410-430

  Stallins, J Anthony ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractors; Barrier islands; Complex adaptive systems; Disturbance; Dunes; Stability domains

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744465913     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2005.04.011     Document Type: Article

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