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Anthropogenic ecosystem disturbance and the recovery debt

Authors :
David Moreno-Mateos
Edward B. Barbier
Peter C. Jones
Holly P. Jones
James Aronson
José A. López-López
Michelle L. McCrackin
Paula Meli
Daniel Montoya
José M. Rey Benayas
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2017.

Abstract

Recovery of damaged ecosystems can vary in time and extent. Here, Moreno-Mateos and colleagues perform a meta-analysis to describe and quantify what they call recovery debt, an interim reduction in biodiversity, populations, and biogeochemical function of ecosystems during the recovery process.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
8
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.fe5759c44f40078516f69bf4b98cb0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14163