Ecosystem Entanglement and the Propagation of Nutrient-Driven Instability
K. McCann, A. MacDougall, C. Bieg, J. Fryxell, G. Fussmann, K. Cazelles, M. Cristescu, G. Gellner, B. LaPointe, A. Gonzalez
The paper shows nutrient additions destabilize ecosystems by causing competitive exclusion and propagating instabilities across landscapes, exacerbated by human-driven ecological connectivity.
bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2020Ecology