Biological Diversity and Resilience: Lessons from the Recovery of Cichlid Species in Lake Victoria

A fundamental feature of the Anthropocene is the inexorable erosion of the self-repairing capacity or adaptive renewal of natural systems because of natural perturbation, exploitation, or management failure. The concept of resilience offers a systematic framework for understanding the dynamics and v...

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Main Author: Alex O. Awiti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2011-03-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss1/art9/