As a result, diversity takes second place in terms of the factors to be considered in the context of ecosystem stability. (sciencedaily.com)
The study is unusual because it looks at several factors that affect ecosystem stability at the same time over a long period in a setting that kept other potential variables constant. (sciencedaily.com)
But even small webs can harbor complexities that can make the order of removals for ecosystem stability challenging to sort out. (scientificamerican.com)