Evasion of tip** in complex systems through spatial pattern formation
BACKGROUND In the Anthropocene, there is a need to better understand the catastrophic
effects that climate and land-use change may have on ecosystems, Earth system …
effects that climate and land-use change may have on ecosystems, Earth system …
Self-organized patchiness and catastrophic shifts in ecosystems
Unexpected sudden catastrophic shifts may occur in ecosystems, with concomitant losses or
gains of ecological and economic resources. Such shifts have been theoretically attributed …
gains of ecological and economic resources. Such shifts have been theoretically attributed …
[BOOK][B] Critical transitions in nature and society
M Scheffer - 2020 - books.google.com
How do we explain the remarkably abrupt changes that sometimes occur in nature and
society--and can we predict why and when they happen? This book offers a comprehensive …
society--and can we predict why and when they happen? This book offers a comprehensive …
Global desertification: Drivers and feedbacks
Desertification is a change in soil properties, vegetation or climate, which results in a
persistent loss of ecosystem services that are fundamental to sustaining life. Desertification …
persistent loss of ecosystem services that are fundamental to sustaining life. Desertification …
[BOOK][B] Allee effects in ecology and conservation
F Courchamp, L Berec, J Gascoigne - 2008 - books.google.com
Allee effects are (broadly) defined as a decline in individual fitness at low population size or
density. They can result in critical population thresholds below which populations crash to …
density. They can result in critical population thresholds below which populations crash to …
[BOOK][B] Aboveground-belowground linkages: biotic interactions, ecosystem processes, and global change
RD Bardgett, DA Wardle - 2010 - books.google.com
Aboveground-Belowground Linkages provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive
synthesis of recent advances in our understanding of the roles that interactions between …
synthesis of recent advances in our understanding of the roles that interactions between …
Regular and irregular patterns in semiarid vegetation
CA Klausmeier - Science, 1999 - science.org
Vegetation in many semiarid regions is strikingly patterned, forming regular stripes on
hillsides and irregular mosaics on flat ground. A simple model of plant and water dynamics …
hillsides and irregular mosaics on flat ground. A simple model of plant and water dynamics …
The West African Sahel: A review of recent studies on the rainfall regime and its interannual variability
SE Nicholson - International Scholarly Research Notices, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The West African Sahel is well known for the severe droughts that ravaged the region in the
1970s and 1980s. Meteorological research on the region has flourished during the last …
1970s and 1980s. Meteorological research on the region has flourished during the last …
Effects of fire and herbivory on the stability of savanna ecosystems
Savanna ecosystems are characterized by the co‐occurrence of trees and grasses. In this
paper, we argue that the balance between trees and grasses is, to a large extent …
paper, we argue that the balance between trees and grasses is, to a large extent …
Self-organization of vegetation in arid ecosystems
Am. Nat. 2002. Vol. 160, pp. 524–530. 2002 by The University of Chicago. 0003-
0147/2002/16004-0009 $15.00. All rights reserved. ley et al. 1997; Aguiar and Sala 1999; …
0147/2002/16004-0009 $15.00. All rights reserved. ley et al. 1997; Aguiar and Sala 1999; …