Egbert H. van Nes

Wageningen University & Research

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Marten Scheffer

Wageningen University & Research

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Vasilis Dakos

Université de Montpellier

Milena Holmgren

Wageningen University & Research

Chi Xu

Nanjing University

Ingrid A. van de Leemput

Wageningen University & Research

Wolf M. Mooij

Netherlands Institute of Ecology

Bregje van der Bolt

Wageningen University & Research

Stephen R. Carpenter

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Andrea S. Downing

Stockholm Resilience Centre

E.T.H.M. Peeters

Wageningen University & Research

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University of Amsterdam

Radboud University Nijmegen

Netherlands Institute of Ecology

University Medical Center Utrecht

Radboud University Medical Center

University of Groningen

John Wiley & Sons (United States)

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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The consequences of a drastic fish stock reduction in the large and shallow Lake Wolderwijd, The Netherlands. Can we understand what happened?

Springer eBooks (1994)

Marie-Louise Meijer Egbert H. van Nes Eddy H. R. R. Lammens R. D. Gulati M. P. Grimm

Biomanipulation

10.1007/978-94-017-2460-9_3

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Calibrated XRF-scanning data (mm resolution) for elements Al, Ba, Mo, Ti, and U in Mediterranean core MS66PC

Rick Hennekam Bregje van der Bolt Egbert H. van Nes Gert J. de Lange Marten Scheffer

10.1594/pangaea.923193

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On the Dominance of Filamentous Cyanobacteria in Shallow, Turbid Lakes

Ecology (1997)

Marten Scheffer Sergio Rinaldi Alessandra Gragnani Luuc R. Mur Egbert H. van Nes

The phytoplankton community of eutrophic shallow lakes is often dominated by filamentous cyanobacteria of the family Oscillatoriaceae.In this paper we follow two independent approaches to show that this situation is likely to be one of two alternative stable states of the algal community.First we analyze patterns of cyanobacterial dominance observed in the field, and show that these patterns imply that the algal community is a hysteretic system with two alternative equilibria.Then, we construct a simple competition model to show that hysteresis should in fact be expected from differences in physiology between cyanobacteria and algae.The basic mechanism is that cyanobacteria are the superior competitors under conditions of low light, but also promote such conditions, as they can cause a higher turbidity per unit of phosphorus than other algae.This mechanism of hysteresis offers an explanation for the resistance of cyanobacteria dominance in shallow lakes to restoration efforts by means of nutrient reduction.

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10.2307/2265995

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Resilience and regime shifts in models and ecosystems

Egbert H. van Nes Marten Scheffer Jan H. Janse D.J. van der Hoek

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Experimental analysis of ecological resilience

Egbert H. van Nes Marten Scheffer M.B. Gonçalves Souza

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Allowing variance may enlarge the safe operating space for exploited ecosystems

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2015)

Stephen R. Carpenter William A. Brock Carl Folke Egbert H. van Nes Marten Scheffer

Significance Humans depend on ecosystems for food, water, pharmaceuticals, and other benefits. Ecosystem managers, industries, and the public want these benefits to be predictable and therefore have low variance over time. However, control of variance for short-term benefits leads to long-term fragility. Here we show that management to reduce short-term variability can drive ecosystems into degraded states, leading to long-term declines of ecosystem services. These risks can be avoided by strategies that tolerate variability within boundaries of safe operating spaces for ecosystem management.

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10.1073/pnas.1511804112

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Assembling the pieces of Lake Victoria's many food webs: Reply to Kolding

Ecological Applications (2013)

Andrea S. Downing Egbert H. van Nes Jan H. Janse Frans Witte Ilse J. M. Cornelissen

Stockholm University, Department of Systems Ecology, SE-10691, Stockholm, Sweden Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlands Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, P.O. Box 303, 3720 AH Bilthoven, Netherlands Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands Aquaculture and Fisheries Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, Netherlands Department of Aquatic Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, P.O. Box 50, NL-6700 AB, Wageningen, Netherlands

10.1890/12-1418.1

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Appendix D. A table showing the performance of each plant species in each of the species richness treatments.

Figshare (2016)

Stefan A. Schnitzer John N. Klironomos Janneke HilleRisLambers Linda L. Kinkel Peter B. Reich

A table showing the performance of each plant species in each of the species richness treatments.

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10.6084/m9.figshare.3550626

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Appendix C. Additional discussion on soil sterilization.