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Emergent stability in a large, free-flowing watershed

Jonathan W Moore, Michael P Beakes, Holly K Nesbitt

    Ecology
    |August 5, 2015
    PubMed
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    Free-flowing river networks act as natural portfolios, stabilizing ecosystems through diverse upstream conditions. Larger river catchments demonstrate greater stability in fisheries, water flow, and temperature.

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