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Early-warning signals for critical transitions

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Authors

Marten Scheffer · Wageningen University & Research

Jordi Bascompte · Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

William A. Brock

Victor Brovkin · Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

Stephen R. Carpenter · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Vasilis Dakos · Wageningen University & Research

Hermann Held · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Topics & Keywords

Ecosystem dynamics and resilience Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 461, Issue 7260, pp. 53-59

DOI: 10.1038/nature08227

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 96.35

Early-warning signals for critical transitions | Researchclopedia

Egbert H. van Nes · Wageningen University & Research

Max Rietkerk · Utrecht University

George Sugihara · Scripps Institution of Oceanography