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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Resisting regime-shifts: the stabilising effect of compensatory processes |
Author: | Connell, S.D. Ghedini, G. |
Citation: | Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 2015; 30(9):513-515 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
ISSN: | 0169-5347 1872-8383 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sean D. Connell and Giulia Ghedini |
Abstract: | Ecologists seem predisposed to studying change because we are intuitively interested in dynamic systems, including their vulnerability to human disturbance. We contrast this disposition with the value of studying processes that work against change. Although powerful, processes that counter disturbance often go unexplored because they yield no observable community change. This stability results from compensatory processes which are initiated by disturbance; these adjust in proportion to the strength of the disturbance to prevent community change. By recognising such buffering processes, we might also learn to recognise the early warning signals of community shifts which are notoriously difficult to predict because communities often show little to no change before their tipping point is reached. |
Keywords: | Stability; resistance; resilience; compensation |
Rights: | © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.tree.2015.06.014 |
Grant ID: | ARC |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2015.06.014 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Ecology, Evolution and Landscape Science publications |
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