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Special Feature: An Ecology in, of, and for the City

Does the ecological concept of disturbance have utility in urban social–ecological–technological systems?

Nancy B. GrimmSchool of Life Sciences and Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 85287USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Steward T. A. PickettCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Box AB Millbrook, New York, 12545USA
,
Rebecca L. HaleDepartment of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, 83209USA
&
Mary L. CadenassoDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of California at Davis, Davis, California, 95616USA
Article: e01255 | Received 25 Aug 2016, Accepted 28 Nov 2016, Published online: 19 Jun 2017

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