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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Landform - Structure, Evolution, Process Control |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the International Symposium on Landform organised by the Research Training Group 437 |
| Editors | Jan-Christoph Otto, Richard Dikau |
| Pages | 221-242 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences |
|---|---|
| Volume | 115 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0930-0317 |
Abstract
In this paper different approaches to elucidate ecosystem dynamics are described, illustrated and interrelated. Ecosystem development is distinguished into two separate sequences, a complexifying phase which is characterized by orientor optimization and a destruction based phase which follows disturbances. The two developmental pathways are integrated in a modified illustration of the "adaptive cycle". Based on these fundamentals, the recent definitions of resilience, adaptability and vulnerability are discussed and a modified comprehension is proposed. Thereafter, two case studies about wetland dynamics are presented to demonstrate both, the consequences of disturbance and the potential of ecosystem recovery. In both examples ecosystem integrity is used as a key indicator variable. Based on the presented results the relativity and the normative loading of resilience quantification is worked out. The paper ends with the suggestion that the features of adaptability could be used as an integrative guideline for the analysis of ecosystem dynamics and as a well-suited concept for ecosystem management.
Keywords
- Adaptability, Disturbance, Ecosystem indicators, Ecosystem integrity, Orientor, Resilience
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Earth-Surface Processes
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Computers in Earth Sciences
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Landform - Structure, Evolution, Process Control: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Landform organised by the Research Training Group 437. ed. / Jan-Christoph Otto; Richard Dikau. 2010. p. 221-242 (Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences; Vol. 115).
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N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010
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