How Ecosystems Respond to Stress
How Ecosystems Respond to Stress
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生态系统如何应对压力
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发表时间:
2006
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通讯作者:
W. Whitford
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作者:
D. Rapport;W. Whitford
early all ecosystems are subject to periodic disturbances by natural events, such as flood, fire, drought, and insect infestation (Vogl 1980) . When such perturbations are extreme, ecosystems of immense complexity undergo rapid transformation to systems of remarkable simplicity that are characterized by a scarcity of life forms and few or no symbiotic interactions . However, this transformation sets the stage for recovery, which allows the ecosystem to adapt to changing environments (Holling 1986). In healthy systems . therefore, these perturbations are seldom more than a temporary setback, and recovery is _generally rapid (Odum 1969) . By contrast to natural disturbances, anthropogenic stress is not a revitalizing agent, but a debilitating one . Stressed ecosystems do_ not recover rather fur=ther d gradation may follow. Indeed, Odum et al . (1979) defined stress as a debilitating agent and perturbation (subsidy) as potentially beneficial . Anthropogenic stresses are of
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ODUM, EP
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ODUM, EP