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Disturbance accelerates the transition from low- to high-diversity state in a model ecosystem.
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics - 1 Feb 2014
Botta Filippo, Mitarai Namiko
Abstract excerpt
The effect of disturbance on a model ecosystem of sessile and mutually competitive species [Mathiesen et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 188101 (2011); Mitarai et al., Phys. Rev. E 86, 011929 (2012)] is studied. The disturbance stochastically removes individuals from the system, and the created empty sites are recolonized by neighboring species. We show that the stable high-diversity state, maintained by occasional...
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