Modularity and stability in ecological communities

Jacopo Grilli; Tim Rogers; Stefano Allesina

doi:10.1038/ncomms12031

Nature Communications (Jun 2016)

Modularity and stability in ecological communities

Jacopo Grilli,
Tim Rogers,
Stefano Allesina

Affiliations

Jacopo Grilli: Department of Ecology & Evolution, University of Chicago
Tim Rogers: Department of Mathematical Sciences, Centre for Networks and Collective Behaviour, University of Bath
Stefano Allesina: Department of Ecology & Evolution, University of Chicago

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12031
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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