Upholding the coral loop : Resilience, alternative stable states and feedbacks in coral reefs

Coral reefs are suffering unprecedented declines in coral cover and species diversity. These changes are often associated with  substantial shifts in community structure to new dominant organisms. Ultimately, these “phase shifts” can be persistent and very difficult to return from. Building insuranc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Norström, Albert
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Systemekologiska institutionen 2010
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-34037
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