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TABLE 1 Nonlinear Behavior in Human, Technical, and Biophysical Systems System Example Nonlinear Behavior Type Description Reference Social- ecological Freshwater Surprise Climate warming combined with agricultural runoff in the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi basins leads to spread of subtropical cyanogmailbacterium, making loss of water supplies permanent rather than sporadic.

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