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From the following article:
Thresholds and the resilience of Caribbean coral reefs
Peter J. Mumby, Alan Hastings & Helen J. Edwards
Nature 450, 98-101(1 November 2007)
doi:10.1038/nature06252
Figure 1
Comparison between model predictions and Hughes' empirical data for the trajectory of structurally complex forereefs in Jamaica at a depth of 10 m.
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Figure 2
Stable and unstable equilibria for Caribbean coral reefs at two levels of algal-coral overgrowth.
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Figure 3
Phase plane showing equilibrium covers of macroalgae and corals and trajectories over time.
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Figure 4
Probability that reefs of given initial state will remain above the unstable equilibrium during a 25-year period.
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