Alternative equilibria in shallow lakes

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Alternative stable stateEnvironmental scienceWaves and shallow waterBiomass (ecology)NutrientEcologyEcosystemTurbidityLake ecosystemAquatic ecosystemRange (aeronautics)EutrophicationVegetation (pathology)OceanographyGeologyBiology

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Year: 1993
Type: article
Volume: 8
Issue: 8
Pages: 275-279
Citations: 2751
Access: Closed

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                                    Marten Scheffer, 
                                
                                    S. H. Hosper, 
                                
                                    Marie-Louise Meijer
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1993). 
                            Alternative equilibria in shallow lakes. 
                            Trends in Ecology & Evolution
                            , 8
                            (8)
                            , 275-279.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5347(93)90254-m
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0169-5347(93)90254-m