Stability in Real Food Webs: Weak Links in Long Loops

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Summary

It is shown and explained mathematically that patterning enhances stability, because it reduces maximum “loop weight” and thus reduces the amount of intraspecific interaction needed for matrix stability.

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Published
2002-05-10
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Keywords

Food web, Trophic level, Stability (learning theory), Intraspecific competition, Biomass (ecology)

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