Catastrophic shifts in ecosystems

By Marten Scheffer, Stephen R. Carpenter, J. Foley, Carl Folke, B. Walker. Nature, 2001

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Subfields: Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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A framework for the practical application of the concepts of critical natural capital and strong sustainability (2003, background): “…because it is not clear how natural systems would operate with impaired functions, although recent research suggests the existence of environmental thresholds and irreversible change when resilience is lost (Holling et al., 1995, 1996; Kates and dark, 1996; Carpenter, 2001; Scheffer et al., 2001).”
Pattern-formation approach to modelling spatially extended ecosystems (2012, neutral): “These results of pattern formation theory motivate yet another question, pertaining to the nature of transitions between alternate stable states or “catastrophic shifts” (Rietkerk et al., 2004, Scheffer et al., 2001).”
Diet dominates host genotype in shaping the murine gut microbiota (2014, background): “These effects have been described previously in a wide range of fields, including ecology (Scheffer et al., 2001), immunology (Das et al.”
Guest Editorial, part of a Special Feature on Exploring Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems Exploring Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems Through Comparative Studies and Theory Development: Introduction to the Special Issue (2006, background): “They are of far less use in the real-world situations of coupled social-ecological systems in which variables cannot be tightly controlled and independently manipulated, replication can be difficult or impossible, and people are understandably reluctant to subject themselves and their livelihoods…”
Does biogeomorphic feedback lead to abrupt shifts between alternative landscape states?: An empirical study on intertidal flats and marshes (2013, background): “Although ecosystems generally respond smoothly to gradual changes in environmental conditions, sudden shifts may occur when a critical threshold condition is exceeded [Scheffer et al., 2001].”
Generic Indicators of Ecological Resilience: Inferring the Chance of a Critical Transition (2015, background): “This changedwith the notion that catastrophic shifts between alternative states weremore common than previously thought (Scheffer et al. 2001), followed by the discovery of potential empirical indicators of resilience (Scheffer et al.”
Salinisation of rivers: an urgent ecological issue. (2013, background): “It is important to notice that once impacts on the ecosystem have occurred it may be difficult or even impossible to restore it to its initial condition (Landis et al., 2000; Scheffer et al., 2001; Lovett et al., 2007; Duarte et al., 2009).”
Dredging for edible cockles (Cerastoderma edule) on intertidal flats: short-term consequences of fisher patch-choice decisions for target and non-target benthic fauna (2007, background): “That these species continued to decline up to 8 years after dredging (Piersma et al. 2001) suggests that single and multiple dredging events may reduce the system’s resilience and shift intertidal soft-sediments to alternative states of reduced species richness (Scheffer et al. 2001).”
Alternative stable states in ecology (2003, background): “Changes to this parameter cause the community to switch from one state to another (Scheffer et al. 2001; Dent et al. 2002).”