Author(s): Scheffer, Marten; Carpenter, Steve; Foley, Jonathan A.; Folke, Carl; Walker, Brian
Abstract: All ecosystems are exposed to gradual changes in climate, nutrient loading, habitat fragmentation or biotic exploitation. Nature is usually assumed to respond to gradual change in a smooth way.…Pp: 591-596Publication: NaturebrPublished: 2001Published date: 2001-10Vol: 413Issue: 6856DOI: 10.1038/35098000Publication: Nature