Panarchy: Discontinuities Reveal Similarities in the Dynamic System Structure of Ecological and Social Systems
In this paper, we review the empirical evidence of discontinuous distributions in complex systems within the context of panarchy theory and discuss the significance of discontinuities for understanding emergent properties such as resilience. Over specific spatial-temporal scale ranges, complex syste...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2009-06-01
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Series: | Ecology and Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss1/art15/ |