Introduction to special feature on catastrophic thresholds, perspectives, definitions, and applications

Ecology and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Washington Allen, Robert A ^a   Briske, David D ^a   Shugart, Herman H ^b   Salo, Lucinda F ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophe theory; Complex systems science; Dynamical systems analysis; Ecological resilience; Non equilibrium ecology; Self organization; Thresholds; Time scale calculus

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

EID: 77958512378     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-03269-150338     Document Type: Editorial

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