In ecology, the theory of alternative stable states (sometimes termed alternate stable states or alternative stable equilibria) predicts that ecosystems...
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events, sclerophyll vegetation can establish first and create a new alternative stable state with its own self-reinforcing feedback with fire. Therefore, a...
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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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ecosystems in southern Haida Gwaii (British Columbia, Canada): evidence from stable isotope analysis of rockfish (Sebastes spp.) bone collagen". Archaeological...
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N.; Rasmussen, J. B. (1999). "Patterns of food chain length in lakes: A stable isotope study" (PDF). The American Naturalist. 154 (4): 406–416. Bibcode:1999ANat...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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14 October 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018. Post, David M (2002). "Using Stable Isotopes to Estimate Trophic Position: Models, Methods, and Assumptions"...
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often easier to reconstruct in standing water than moving water because stable sediments can better preserve biological indicator materials. The effects...
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quantification of animal stomach contents, trophic level can be quantified through stable isotope analysis of animal tissues such as muscle, skin, hair, bone collagen...
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salinity). ecocline transitions are less distinct (less clear-cut), have more stable conditions within, hence a higher plant species richness. an ecotone describes...
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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...
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Jeffrey N. Houser; James F. Kitchell; Michael L. Pace (1998). "Evaluating Alternative Explanations in Ecosystem Experiments". Ecosystems. 1 (4): 335–344. Bibcode:1998Ecosy...
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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...
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the majority) of them surviving to adulthood is slim. In contrast, more stable environments allow parents to confidently invest in one offspring because...
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infected by bacteriophages. Bacteriophages were used from the 1920s as an alternative to antibiotics in the former Soviet Union and Central Europe, as well...
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M.; de Wet, J. R.; Helinski, D. R.; Howell, S.H. (1986). "Transient and stable expression of the firefly luciferase gene in plant cells and transgenic...
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would result in many plants that feed humans on a wide scale needing alternative pollination methods. Crop pollinating insects are worth annually $14...
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The Trophic State Index (TSI) is a classification system designed to rate water bodies based on the amount of biological productivity they sustain. Although...
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Trade-Offs in Allocating Fixed Carbon Pools and the Challenges These Alternatives Present for Understanding the Acquisition of Intracellular Habitats."...
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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...
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species diversity is much smaller at high than low latitudes. As an alternative method the "midpoint method" has been proposed, which avoids this problem...
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PMID 25173080. S2CID 15940333. Wright, David Hamilton (1989). "A Simple, Stable Model of Mutualism Incorporating Handling Time". The American Naturalist...
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adult trees and shrubs). Life history theory Niche differentiation Alternative stable state Fokkema, Wimke; van der Jeugd, Henk P.; Lameris, Thomas K.; Dokter...
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might naively be expected to produce physical tachyons, to an alternative stable state where no physical tachyons exist. Once the tachyonic field reaches...
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and most widespread community is the climatic climax. The theory of alternative stable states suggests there is not one end point but many which transition...
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ecotypes of the marine planktonic copiotroph Alteromonas macleodii suggests alternative lifestyles associated with different kinds of particulate organic matter...
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and abiotic conditions in which a species is able to persist and maintain stable population sizes.": 519 The ecological niche is a central concept in the...
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