Interactions between anthropogenic stressors and recurring perturbations mediate ecosystem resilience or collapse
D. A. Keith, D. H. Benson, I. R. C. Baird, L. Watts, C. C. Simpson, M. Krogh, S. Gorissen, J. R. Ferrer-Paris, T. J. Mason
The paper investigates how underground mining reduces resilience of wetlands to fires by diminishing groundwater, leading to ecosystem collapse in mined areas compared to unmined reference sites.
bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2022 · PreprintEcology