The dynamics of mountain rock pools - Are aquatic and terrestrial habitats alternative stable states?

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 24-29

  Buschke, Falko T ^a,b   Esterhuyse, Surina ^a   Kemp, Marthie E ^a   Seaman, Maitland T ^a   Brendonck, Luc ^b   Vanschoenwinkel, Bram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Feedback mechanisms; Hysteresis; Korannaberg; Model systems; Succession

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; ERODIBILITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GIS; HABITAT TYPE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; HYSTERESIS; OUTCROP; PATCHINESS; ROCK POOL; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION COVER; WIND EROSION;

FREE STATE; KORANNABERG; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84871647495     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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