Frontiers in Ecosystem Ecology from a Community Perspective: The Future is Boundless and Bright

Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 753-770

  Weathers, K C ^a   Groffman, P M ^a   Van Dolah, E ^b   Bernhardt, E ^c   Grimm, N B ^d   McMahon, K ^e   Schimel, J ^f   Paolisso, M ^b   Maranger, R ^g   Baer, S ^h   Brauman, K ⁱ   Hinckley, E ^j  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of California ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^h SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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Author keywords

drivers of change; ecological systems; human dimensions; networks; state changes; thresholds

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ETHNOGRAPHY; FUTURE PROSPECT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESEARCH WORK; THRESHOLD;

EID: 84959363480     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-016-9967-0     Document Type: Article

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