M Scheffer, SR Carpenter - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2003 - cell.com
Occasionally, surprisingly large shifts occur in ecosystems. Theory suggests that such shifts can be attributed to alternative stable states. Verifying this diagnosis is important because it …
It has been suggested that tropical forest and savanna could represent alternative stable states, implying critical transitions at tipping points in response to altered climate or other …
We have observed that the dry-season length (DSL) has increased over southern Amazonia since 1979, primarily owing to a delay of its ending dates (dry-season end, DSE), and is …
The human brain,, power grids, arrays of coupled lasers and the Amazon rainforest, are all characterized by multistability. The likelihood that these systems will remain in the most …
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 …
We aimed to identify the limits of savanna across Africa, Australia and South America. We based our investigation on the rich history of hypotheses previously examined: that the limits …
The South Brazilian grasslands occupy some 13.7 million ha and support very high levels of biodiversity. This paper reviews the current state of ecological knowledge on South Brazilian …
Savannas are known as ecosystems with tree cover below climate‐defined equilibrium values. However, a predictive framework for understanding constraints on tree cover is …
Ecology Letters (2012) 15: 748–758 Abstract Forest and savanna biomes dominate the tropics, yet factors controlling their distribution remain poorly understood. Climate is clearly …