Discontinuous change in multilevel hierarchical systems

J. Barkley Rosser; Carl Folke; Folke Günther; Heikki Isomaki; Charles Perrings; Tönu Puu

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Discontinuous change in multilevel hierarchical systems

J. Barkley Rosser, Carl Folke, Folke Günther, Heikki Isomaki, Charles Perrings, Tönu Puu

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We examine sources and dynamics of discontinuous changes in discrete multi‐level hierarchical ecological‐economic systems. We hypothesize the anagenetic moment, the creation of a new level of hierarchy, as arising from variable entrainment at some level. Bottom‐up as well as top‐down dynamics are studied and competing theories of the sources of such discontinuities are reviewed. Implications for the analysis of complex ecological‐economic systems are considered depending on whether they are characterized by single hierarchy, bi‐hierarchy, or matrix hierarchy relationships.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	77-93
Number of pages	17
Journal	Systems Research
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.3850110306
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

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