Natural length scales of ecological systems: Applications at community and ecosystem levels

Ecology and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Johnson, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attractor reconstruction; Characteristic length scale; Community change; Connectivity; Monitoring; Natural length scale; Scaling threshold

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONNECTIVITY; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MONITORING SYSTEM;

EID: 69149098923     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-02749-140107     Document Type: Article

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