Potential for sudden shifts in transient systems: Distinguishing between local and landscape-scale processes

Ecosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1133-1141

  Van Wesenbeeck, Bregje K ^a   Van De Koppel, Johan ^b   Herman, Peter M J ^b   Bertness, Mark D ^c   Van Der Wal, Daphne ^b   Bakker, Jan P ^d   Bouma, Tjeerd J ^b  

^a DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternative stable states; Catastrophic shifts; Patchiness; Positive feedback; Salt marshes; Spartina; Thresholds; Transient systems

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GRASS; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PATCHINESS; PHYTOMASS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALTMARSH; THRESHOLD; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

SPARTINA; SPARTINA ANGLICA;

EID: 55149108745     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-008-9184-6     Document Type: Article

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