In ecology, the theory of alternative stable states (sometimes termed alternate stable states or alternative stable equilibria) predicts that ecosystems...

events, sclerophyll vegetation can establish first and create a new alternative stable state with its own self-reinforcing feedback with fire. Therefore, a...

while those that eat mainly fish are called piscivores. Carnivores may alternatively be classified according to the percentage of meat in their diet. The...

levels. This allows organisms on the lower levels to not only maintain a stable population, but also to transfer energy up the pyramid. The exception to...

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these end-points other terms, not climaxes, and had thought they were not stable because by definition, climax vegetation is best-adapted to the climate...

occurrence adjacent to closed moss forests, indicate that they are an alternative stable state to the spruce–moss forests". Ecology portal Environment portal...

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speciation of more specialized species provided conditions remain relatively stable. This involves niche partitioning as new species are formed, and biodiversity...

Classic in 1986. These species were later termed C4 plants as the first stable compound of CO2 fixation in light has four carbons as malate and aspartate...

salinity). ecocline transitions are less distinct (less clear-cut), have more stable conditions within, hence a higher plant species richness. an ecotone describes...

quantification of animal stomach contents, trophic level can be quantified through stable isotope analysis of animal tissues such as muscle, skin, hair, bone collagen...

is also "evolutionarily stable." Thus, once fixed in a population, natural selection alone is sufficient to prevent alternative (mutant) strategies from...

Trudell, SA; Rygiewicz, PT; Edmonds, RL (2003). "Nitrogen and carbon stable isotope abundances support the myco-heterotrophic nature and host-specificity...

would result in many plants that feed humans on a wide scale needing alternative pollination methods. Crop pollinating insects are worth annually $14...

exhausted—and prices rise due to a lack of surplus—new markets based on alternative resources appear at certain prices in order to satisfy demand. Technological...

economics, and computer science, the stable marriage problem (also stable matching problem) is the problem of finding a stable matching between two equally sized...

ecosystems in southern Haida Gwaii (British Columbia, Canada): evidence from stable isotope analysis of rockfish (Sebastes spp.) bone collagen". Archaeological...

might naively be expected to produce physical tachyons, to an alternative stable state where no physical tachyons exist. Once the tachyonic field reaches...

species. A new paradox is created: Most well-known models that allow for stable coexistence allow for unlimited number of species to coexist, yet, in nature...

point. The instability of this fixed point is of significance. If it were stable, non-zero populations might be attracted towards it, and as such the dynamics...

immediate change is expected, the term stable is frequently used as a qualifier to denote conditions where a patient has stable vital signs. A wide range of terms...

occupy the same exact niche in a habitat and coexist together, at least in a stable manner. When two species differentiate their niches, they tend to compete...

often easier to reconstruct in standing water than moving water because stable sediments can better preserve biological indicator materials. The effects...

A population can be described as being in an evolutionarily stable state when that population's "genetic composition is restored by selection after a disturbance...

forest's resilience and losing its ability to return to its originally stable state. To recover itself, a forest ecosystem needs suitable interactions among...

Trade-Offs in Allocating Fixed Carbon Pools and the Challenges These Alternatives Present for Understanding the Acquisition of Intracellular Habitats."...

The Trophic State Index (TSI) is a classification system designed to rate water bodies based on the amount of biological productivity they sustain. Although...

balance, is a theory that proposes that ecological systems are usually in a stable equilibrium or homeostasis, which is to say that a small change (the size...