Regime shifts occur disproportionately faster in larger ecosystems

Little is known about how the speed of ecosystem collapse depends on ecosystem size. Here, Cooper, Willcock et al. analyse empirical data and models finding that although regime shift duration increases with ecosystem size, this relationship saturates and even large ecosystems can collapse in a few...

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Main Authors:	Gregory S. Cooper, Simon Willcock, John A. Dearing
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15029-x

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spelling	doaj-fe60ae2203a94abea322edd32a8077272021-05-11T08:30:54ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-03-0111111010.1038/s41467-020-15029-xRegime shifts occur disproportionately faster in larger ecosystemsGregory S. Cooper0Simon Willcock1John A. Dearing2Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (CeDEP), School of Oriental and African Studies, University of LondonSchool of Natural Sciences, Bangor UniversityGeography and Environmental Science, University of SouthamptonLittle is known about how the speed of ecosystem collapse depends on ecosystem size. Here, Cooper, Willcock et al. analyse empirical data and models finding that although regime shift duration increases with ecosystem size, this relationship saturates and even large ecosystems can collapse in a few decades.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15029-x
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description	Little is known about how the speed of ecosystem collapse depends on ecosystem size. Here, Cooper, Willcock et al. analyse empirical data and models finding that although regime shift duration increases with ecosystem size, this relationship saturates and even large ecosystems can collapse in a few decades.
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Regime shifts occur disproportionately faster in larger ecosystems

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