Transient Social-Ecological Stability: the Effects of Invasive Species and Ecosystem Restoration on Nutrient Management Compromise in Lake Erie

Transient Social-Ecological Stability: the Effects of Invasive Species and Ecosystem Restoration on Nutrient Management Compromise in Lake Erie

Together, lake ecosystems and local human activity form complex social-ecological systems (SESs) characterized by feedback loops and discontinuous change. Researchers in diverse fields have suggested that complex systems do not have single stable equilibria in the long term because of inevitable per...

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Main Authors: Eric D. Roy, Jay F. Martin, Elena G. Irwin, Joseph D. Conroy, David A. Culver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2010-03-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
Dreissena
ecosystem services
invasive species
Lake Erie
lake eutrophication
lake management
perturbation
phosphorus
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss1/art20/

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http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss1/art20/

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