Marine ecosystem dynamics
Section outline
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Complexity and emergent properties of ecosytems. Resilience. Recovery and resistance. Mechanisms of stability. Tipping points. Hysteresis. The architecture of fragility and response to disturbance. Early-warning signals of critical transitions. Regime shift, drivers, and consequences on ecosystem services: examples from polar systems, seagrass and mangroves. Management and conservation strategies: examples from coral reefs. Planetary boundaries.
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