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.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2002-05-10
- Cited by
- 727
- References
- 28
- Access
- Open access
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Keywords
Food web, Trophic level, Stability (learning theory), Intraspecific competition, Biomass (ecology)
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