Quantifying the Adaptive Cycle.

The adaptive cycle was proposed as a conceptual model to portray patterns of change in complex systems. Despite the model having potential for elucidating change across systems, it has been used mainly as a metaphor, describing system dynamics qualitatively. We use a quantitative approach for testin...

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Main Authors: David G Angeler, Craig R Allen, Ahjond S Garmestani, Lance H Gunderson, Olle Hjerne, Monika Winder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4696843?pdf=render