Viewing forests through the lens of complex systems science

Ecosphere

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Filotas, Elise ^a,n   Parrott, Lael ^b   Burton, Philip J ^c   Chazdon, Robin L ^d   Coates, K David ^e   Coll, Lluís ^f,g   Haeussler, Sybille ^h   Martin, Kathy ⁱ   Nocentini, Susanna ^j   Puettmann, Klaus J ^k   Putz, Francis E ^l   Simard, Suzanne W ⁱ   Messier, Christian ^a,m  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^f CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^h Bulkley Valley Research Centre   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^k OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

ⁿ Tel e University of Quebec   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Adaptation; Complex systems; Forests; Resilience; Social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900028153     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES13-00182.1     Document Type: Article

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