General statistical scaling laws for stability in ecological systems.
community
disturbance
diversity
invariability
invariance
population
resilience
resistance
spatial
temporal
Journal
Ecology letters
ISSN: 1461-0248
Titre abrégé: Ecol Lett
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101121949
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2021
Jul 2021
Historique:
revised:
08
03
2021
received:
02
11
2020
accepted:
21
03
2021
pubmed:
5
5
2021
medline:
16
6
2021
entrez:
4
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Ecological stability refers to a family of concepts used to describe how systems of interacting species vary through time and respond to disturbances. Because observed ecological stability depends on sampling scales and environmental context, it is notoriously difficult to compare measurements across sites and systems. Here, we apply stochastic dynamical systems theory to derive general statistical scaling relationships across time, space, and ecological level of organisation for three fundamental stability aspects: resilience, resistance, and invariance. These relationships can be calibrated using random or representative samples measured at individual scales, and projected to predict average stability at other scales across a wide range of contexts. Moreover deviations between observed vs. extrapolated scaling relationships can reveal information about unobserved heterogeneity across time, space, or species. We anticipate that these methods will be useful for cross-study synthesis of stability data, extrapolating measurements to unobserved scales, and identifying underlying causes and consequences of heterogeneity.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1474-1486Subventions
Organisme : TULIP French Laboratory of Excellence
ID : ANR-10-LABX-41
Organisme : TULIP French Laboratory of Excellence
ID : ANR-11-IDEX-0002-02
Organisme : Swedish Research Council
ID : VR 2017-05245
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
ID : FZT 118
Organisme : NSF
ID : EPS-1655726
Organisme : Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
ID : 666971
Commentaires et corrections
Type : ErratumIn
Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Ecology Letters published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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