Environmental change makes robust ecological networks fragile

oleh: Giovanni Strona, Kevin D. Lafferty

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-08-01

Deskripsi

Despite their complexity, ecological networks appear robust to species loss. Here, Strona and Lafferty use artificial life simulations and real-world data to show that such robustness applies to stable conditions, but can collapse when the environment changes.