Assessing sustainability in North America’s ecosystems using criticality and information theory
E. Ramirez-Carrillo, O. Lopez-Corona, J. C. Toledo-Roy, J. C. Lovett, F. de Leon-Gonzalez, L. Osorio-Olvera, J. Equihua, E. Robredo, A. Frank, R. Dirzo, V. Perez-Cirera
The paper develops a sustainability index using information theory and criticality to analyze ecosystem data from AmeriFlux, finding agreement with land condition data but noting limitations.
bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2018Ecology