The Economics of Non-Convex Ecosystems: 4 (The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources)

by Karl-GöranMäler (Editor), ParthaDasgupta (Editor)

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  2004

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  Economists often assume that ecosystem and population dynamics are subject to convex, even linear processes. But research by ecosystem and population ecologists suggests that such processes are very often non-convex, for example a possible flip of the Gulf Stream due to fresh water intrusion from melting glaciers.