Multiscale system dynamics of humans and nature in The Bahamas: Perturbation, knowledge, panarchy and resilience

Sustainability Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 407-421

  Holdschlag, Arnd ^a   Ratter, Beate M W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Complex social ecological systems; Knowledge systems; Panarchy; Resilience; The Bahamas

Indexed keywords

PTEROIS VOLITANS;

EID: 84879780466     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-013-0216-6     Document Type: Article

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