Are large complex ecosystems more unstable? A theoretical reassessment with predator switching

DOI10.1016/S0025-5564(99)00054-1MaRDI QIDQ1971002zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Jon D. Pelletier

Publication date 24 August 2000

Published in Mathematical Biosciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/s0025-5564(99)00054-1

zbMATH Keywords

complexitypredator switchingLotka-Volterra models

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Ecology (92D40) Stability theory for ordinary differential equations (34D99)

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