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SUBMITTER: Kefi S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3962379 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kéfi Sonia S Guttal Vishwesha V Brock William A WA Carpenter Stephen R SR Ellison Aaron M AM Livina Valerie N VN Seekell David A DA Scheffer Marten M van Nes Egbert H EH Dakos Vasilis V
PloS one 20140321 3
A number of ecosystems can exhibit abrupt shifts between alternative stable states. Because of their important ecological and economic consequences, recent research has focused on devising early warning signals for anticipating such abrupt ecological transitions. In particular, theoretical studies show that changes in spatial characteristics of the system could provide early warnings of approaching transitions. However, the empirical validation of these indicators lag behind their theoretical de ...[more]