Modularity and stability in ecological communities

Modularity in food webs can be caused by spatial and temporal mismatches in interactions. Here, Jacopo Grilli, Tim Rogers and Stefano Allesina show that modularity, contrary to expectations, does not generally help stabilizing ecological communities.

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Autores principales: Jacopo Grilli, Tim Rogers, Stefano Allesina
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2016
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:04be5bd137a24fe8b71a4b2018d57b842021-12-02T14:39:12ZModularity and stability in ecological communities10.1038/ncomms120312041-1723https://doaj.org/article/04be5bd137a24fe8b71a4b2018d57b842016-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12031https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Modularity in food webs can be caused by spatial and temporal mismatches in interactions. Here, Jacopo Grilli, Tim Rogers and Stefano Allesina show that modularity, contrary to expectations, does not generally help stabilizing ecological communities.Jacopo GrilliTim RogersStefano AllesinaNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2016)
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Stefano Allesina
Modularity and stability in ecological communities
description Modularity in food webs can be caused by spatial and temporal mismatches in interactions. Here, Jacopo Grilli, Tim Rogers and Stefano Allesina show that modularity, contrary to expectations, does not generally help stabilizing ecological communities.
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author Jacopo Grilli
Tim Rogers
Stefano Allesina
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title Modularity and stability in ecological communities
title_short Modularity and stability in ecological communities
title_full Modularity and stability in ecological communities
title_fullStr Modularity and stability in ecological communities
title_full_unstemmed Modularity and stability in ecological communities
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