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100 1 a| Scheffer, Marten.=| ^A397415;

245 10 a| Critical transitions in nature and society /c| Marten Scheffer.;

300 a| xi, 384 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| Princeton studies in complexity;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Theory of critical transitions -- Alternative stable states -- Cycles and chaos -- Emergent patterns in complex systems -- Implications of fluctuations, heterogeneity, and diversity -- Conclusion: from theoretical concepts to reality -- Case studies -- Lakes -- Climate -- Evolution -- Oceans -- Terrestrial ecosystems -- Humans -- Conclusion: critical transitions in a complex world -- Dealing with critical transitions -- How to know if alternative basins of attraction exist -- How to know is a threshold is near -- The winding road from science to policy -- New approaches to managing change -- Prospects.;

650 0 a| Ecological disturbances.=| ^A492738;

650 0 a| Social evolution.=| ^A10672;

650 0 a| Threshold logic.=| ^A91712;

650 0 a| Global environmental change.=| ^A384774;

650 0 a| Naturex| Effect of human beings on.=| ^A5558;

650 0 a| Biogeography.=| ^A13417;

650 0 a| System theory.=| ^A1813;

830 0 a| Princeton studies in complexity.=| ^A391421;

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Critical transitions in nature and society / Marten Scheffer.

Author/creator	Scheffer, Marten
Format	Book
Publication Info	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
Description	xi, 384 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Ecological disturbances. Social evolution. Threshold logic. Global environmental change. Nature--Effect of human beings on. Biogeography. System theory.

Series	Princeton studies in complexity Princeton studies in complexity. ^A391421
Contents	Theory of critical transitions -- Alternative stable states -- Cycles and chaos -- Emergent patterns in complex systems -- Implications of fluctuations, heterogeneity, and diversity -- Conclusion: from theoretical concepts to reality -- Case studies -- Lakes -- Climate -- Evolution -- Oceans -- Terrestrial ecosystems -- Humans -- Conclusion: critical transitions in a complex world -- Dealing with critical transitions -- How to know if alternative basins of attraction exist -- How to know is a threshold is near -- The winding road from science to policy -- New approaches to managing change -- Prospects.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009003871
ISBN	9780691122038 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0691122032 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780691122045 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0691122040 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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