Novel ecosystems in the Anthropocene: A revision of the novel ecosystem concept for pragmatic applications

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Morse, Nathaniel B ^a   Pellissier, Paul A ^a   Cianciola, Elisabeth N ^a   Brereton, Richard L ^a   Sullivan, Marleigh M ^a   Shonka, Nicholas K ^a   Wheeler, Tessa B ^a   McDowell, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Novel ecosystem; Resilience; Restoration; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; THRESHOLD;

EID: 84903713558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06192-190212     Document Type: Article

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