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Singh, Chandrakant (author), van der Ent, R.J. (author), Wang-Erlandsson, Lan (author), Fetzer, Ingo (author)
Forest and savanna ecosystems naturally exist as alternative stable states. The maximum capacity of these ecosystems to absorb perturbations without transitioning to the other alternative stable state is referred to as ‘resilience’. Previous studies have determined the resilience of terrestrial ecosystems to hydroclimatic changes...
journal article 2022
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Singh, C. (author), Wang-Erlandsson, Lan (author), Fetzer, Ingo (author), Rockström, Johan (author), van der Ent, R.J. (author)
Climate change and deforestation have increased the risk of drought-induced forest-to-savanna transitions across the tropics and subtropics. However, the present understanding of forest-savanna transitions is generally focused on the influence of rainfall and fire regime changes, but does not take into account the adaptability of vegetation...
journal article 2020
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Singh, Surabhi (author)
Freshwater biodiversity is in a state of crisis with an annual decline rate of 3.9% compared to 1.1% decline in terrestrial biodiversity (Living Planet Index). The actual decline rate may be higher than estimated as many of the species are data deficient or not yet assessed or became extinct before assessment. We have far surpassed the...
master thesis 2019