The concept of alternate stable states is important in ecological theory and models, but the application and implementation of these models have the potential to make significant future advances in the field of patterned landscapes. The bistable ridge and slough landscape is a central feature of Everglades restoration and provides an important opportunity to test stable state theory with multistate transition models. We used these models to estimate environmental parameters associated with state changes (water depths, edaphic factors, etc.) and develop a quantitative method to measure resilience and stability. The multistate model indicates that long‐term, local hydrology (15‐yr mean maximums and 15‐yr mean amplitude) and edaphic factors control the local scale shifts between ridge and slough states. We show that multistate models can provide hydrologic envelopes for managers, produce a tool to help assess future water management scenarios, and address issues of sustainability, resilience, and restoration for any bistable system.

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替代稳态模型在恢复生态学中的应用。

交替稳态的概念在生态学理论和模型中很重要，但是这些模型的应用和实施有潜力在图案化景观领域取得重大的未来进展。双稳态山脊和洼地景观是大沼泽地恢复的主要特征，它为利用多态过渡模型测试稳态理论提供了重要的机会。我们使用这些模型来估算与状态变化相关的环境参数（水深，水生因子等），并开发出一种定量方法来测量回弹力和稳定性。多状态模型表明，长期的局部水文学（15年平均最大值和15年平均振幅）和水文因子控制着山脊和泥沼状态之间的局部尺度变化。