The intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH) suggests that local species diversity is maximized when ecological disturbance is neither too rare nor too...

diversity. Disturbance is important in tropics as a mechanism for maintaining diversity. According to the intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH), some...

to distinct, sometimes overlapping areas: light pollution and spatial disturbance. Light pollution is a major issue for nocturnal species, and the impact...

Forest pathology Habitat destruction Human–wildlife conflict Intermediate disturbance hypothesis Old-growth forest Patch dynamics Stressor Dale, V.; Joyce...

of endemic species. However, the intermediate disturbance hypothesis posits that intermediate levels of disturbance in a landscape create patches at different...

ecological succession Cyclic succession Ecological stability Intermediate disturbance hypothesis Fisher MR (2018). Environmental Biology. Open Oregon Educational...

Ecotone Ecotype Disturbance Edge effects Foster's rule Habitat fragmentation Ideal free distribution Intermediate disturbance hypothesis Insular biogeography...

as the Paleoarchean, preceding that of cyanobacteria (see Purple Earth hypothesis). While the details may differ between species, the process always begins...

that can be observed in nature. Stratification (vegetation) Wood-pasture hypothesis Cowles, Henry Chandler (1899). "The Ecological Relations of the Vegetation...

O'Neal, Matthew E.; Rodriguez-Saona, Cesar (2020-01-07). "Balancing Disturbance and Conservation in Agroecosystems to Improve Biological Control". Annual...

Janzen-Connell hypothesis that explains plant-species diversity in tropical forests. Other notable works are his 1978 intermediate disturbance hypothesis and his...

Ecotone Ecotype Disturbance Edge effects Foster's rule Habitat fragmentation Ideal free distribution Intermediate disturbance hypothesis Insular biogeography...

herbivory to carnivory or carnivory to herbivory would be rare except via an intermediate stage of omnivory. Various mammals are omnivorous in the wild, such as...

Ecotone Ecotype Disturbance Edge effects Foster's rule Habitat fragmentation Ideal free distribution Intermediate disturbance hypothesis Insular biogeography...

Ecotone Ecotype Disturbance Edge effects Foster's rule Habitat fragmentation Ideal free distribution Intermediate disturbance hypothesis Insular biogeography...

The mesopredator release hypothesis is an ecological theory used to describe the interrelated population dynamics between apex predators and mesopredators...

Ecotone Ecotype Disturbance Edge effects Foster's rule Habitat fragmentation Ideal free distribution Intermediate disturbance hypothesis Insular biogeography...

recovers from the disturbance, the CDI moves into the dry/remains stage, which is characterized by a decrease in the intensity of the disturbance and an increase...

equilibrium state, despite that disturbance, is termed its resistance. The capacity of a system to absorb disturbance and reorganize while undergoing...

from food resources in old-growth forests. However, after wildfire disturbance deer mice are more effective colonizers, and able to take advantage of...

Ecotone Ecotype Disturbance Edge effects Foster's rule Habitat fragmentation Ideal free distribution Intermediate disturbance hypothesis Insular biogeography...

Ecotone Ecotype Disturbance Edge effects Foster's rule Habitat fragmentation Ideal free distribution Intermediate disturbance hypothesis Insular biogeography...

Ecotone Ecotype Disturbance Edge effects Foster's rule Habitat fragmentation Ideal free distribution Intermediate disturbance hypothesis Insular biogeography...

Ecotone Ecotype Disturbance Edge effects Foster's rule Habitat fragmentation Ideal free distribution Intermediate disturbance hypothesis Insular biogeography...

hierarchical model can integrate disturbance, dispersal and population dynamics. Based on factors of dispersal, disturbance, resources limiting climate, and...

evidence, such as the Bonn-Oberkassel dog dating to ~14,000BP, supports the hypothesis that dog domestication preceded the emergence of agriculture and began...

doi:10.1086/282586. JSTOR 2459472. S2CID 83780992. "Keystone Species Hypothesis". University of Washington. Archived from the original on 2011-01-10....

ecosystem. A disturbance is any process that changes or removes biomass from a community, such as a fire, flood, drought, or predation. Disturbances are both...

adapting to colonize empty livable space; this is termed the 'Room to Roam' hypothesis. During interference competition, also called contest competition, organisms...

which Myrmica ants live. Disturbance is important in the creation of biodiverse habitat types. In the absence of disturbance, a climax vegetation cover...