Critical transitions in disturbance-driven ecosystems: Identifying windows of opportunity for recovery

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 700-708

  Balke, Thorsten ^a,b   Herman, Peter M J ^b   Bouma, Tjeerd J ^a,b  

^a DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biogeomorphology; Critical transitions; Mangrove; Plant population and community dynamics; Riparian; Saltmarsh; Stable state

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; PROPAGULE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER BANK; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SUCCESSION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84898818877     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12241     Document Type: Article

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