Human actions challenge nature in many ways. Ecological responses are ineluctably
complex, demanding measures that describe them succinctly. Collectively, these measures …

Many systems on our planet shift abruptly and irreversibly from the desired state to an
undesired state when forced across a “tip** point”. Some examples are mass extinctions …

The question of what and how to measure ecological resilience has been troubling
ecologists since Holling 1973s seminal paper in which he defined resilience as the ability of …

Microbial dispersal often leads to the arrival of outsider organisms into ecosystems. When
their arrival gives rise to successful invasions, outsider species establish within the resident …

Complex systems can exhibit sudden transitions or regime shifts from one stable state to
another, typically referred to as critical transitions. It becomes a great challenge to identify a …

Ecosystems respond in various ways to disturbances. Quantifying ecological stability
therefore requires inspecting multiple stability properties, such as resistance, recovery …

Exploration of yeast diversity for the sustainable production of biofuels, in particular
biodiesel, is gaining momentum in recent years. However, sustainable, and economically …

Early warning signals (EWSs) are a group of statistical time-series signals which could be
used to anticipate a critical transition before it is reached. EWSs are model-independent …

Many real-world systems can exhibit tip** points and multiple stable states, creating the
potential for sudden and difficult to reverse transitions into a less desirable regime. The …

Abstract Early Warning Signals (EWS) have generated much excitement for their potential to
anticipate transitions in various systems, ranging from climate change in ecology to disease …