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State Shifts

State Shifts is a theoretical construct in ecological resilience theory that denotes a persistent, nonlinear transformation of an ecosystem from one stable state to another, driven by alterations in underlying feedback mechanisms, often precipitated by the loss or restoration of keystone species within restoration design frameworks.

133

Publications

13.7K

Citations

423

Authors

248

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

43

Variants

Regime Shifts

Parents

Publications

133

Regime Shifts, Resilience, and Biodiversity in Ecosystem Management

Carl Folke, Steve Carpenter, Brian Walker et al. · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics · 2004 · 3.8K citations

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Alternative states and positive feedbacks in restoration ecology

Katharine N. Suding, Katherine L. Gross, Gregory R. Houseman · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2003 · 1.7K citations

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Generic Indicators of Ecological Resilience: Inferring the Chance of a Critical Transition

Marten Scheffer, Stephen R. Carpenter, Vasilis Dakos et al. · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics · 2015 · 540 citations

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Quantifying resilience

David G. Angeler, Craig R. Allen · Journal of Applied Ecology · 2016 · 328 citations · Full text

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Rapidly shifting environmental baselines among fishers of the Gulf of California

Andrea Sáenz‐Arroyo, CallumM Roberts, Jorge Torre et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2005 · 322 citations · Full text

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Authors

423

  1. MS
    Marten Scheffer

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    7 publications · 4.9K citations

    7

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  2. EH
    Egbert H. van Nes

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

    h-index

  3. DM
    Deyuan Meng

    Beihang University, China

    4 publications · 243 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. PD
    Paolo D’Odorico

    University of Virginia, United States

    3 publications · 267 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. YW
    Yun‐Shan Wei

    Sun Yat-sen University, China

    3 publications · 100 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

248

  1. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    6.4K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    432 citations

  3. Beihang University

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    509 citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    4.5K citations

  5. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    604 citations

  6. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    270 citations

  7. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    257 citations

  8. Sun Yat-sen University

    Guangzhou, China

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    182 citations

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Venues

  1. Ecology Letters

    6 publications · 671 citations

    6

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  2. Ecology

    5 publications · 509 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 4 publications · 304 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. BioScience

    3 publications · 318 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Scientific Reports

    3 publications · 184 citations

    3

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