University of Queensland research has shown unpredictable environmental events help maintain plant, animal and microbial populations, challenging the belief stability is the key to survival.
University of Queensland research has shown unpredictable environmental events help maintain plant, animal and microbial populations, challenging the belief stability is the key to survival.
Dr Andrew Letten from UQ’s School of the Environment said ecologists may have underestimated the important role of rare events in maintaining biodiversity.
“Understanding how species coexist and what maintains ecosystem stability has long been a central question in ecology,” Dr Letten said.
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