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Recovery rates reflect distance to a tipping point in a living system

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  • Annelies J. Veraart

    (Wageningen University, PO Box 47, NL-6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • Elisabeth J. Faassen

    (Wageningen University, PO Box 47, NL-6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • Vasilis Dakos

    (Wageningen University, PO Box 47, NL-6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • Egbert H. van Nes

    (Wageningen University, PO Box 47, NL-6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • Miquel Lürling

    (Wageningen University, PO Box 47, NL-6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, PO Box 50, 6700AB, Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • Marten Scheffer

    (Wageningen University, PO Box 47, NL-6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Decreased rates of recovery from perturbations, or critical slowing down, are demonstrated in a living system, indicating that recovery rates can be used to probe the resilience of complex systems.

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  • Annelies J. Veraart & Elisabeth J. Faassen & Vasilis Dakos & Egbert H. van Nes & Miquel Lürling & Marten Scheffer, 2012. "Recovery rates reflect distance to a tipping point in a living system," Nature, Nature, vol. 481(7381), pages 357-359, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:481:y:2012:i:7381:d:10.1038_nature10723
    DOI: 10.1038/nature10723
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