… of ecological stability refers to the ability of a community to (1) resist change in its ability to
maintain an ecosystem … This refinement of the meaning of ecological stability occurred partly …

… The repeatedly observed quantitative effects of changes in biodiversity on ecosystem stability
in this study are consistent with predictions of ecosystem stability by models of interactions …

… Parasites play a role in the biodiversity of free living species by interfering in processes as
… and stability. Here, I will emphasize that they can equally well preserve biodiversity or be …

… Accordingly, it is likely that multiple and correlated facets of biodiversity … ecosystem stability
33,34,35 . We hypothesize that the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem stability …

… (2) How does biodiversity contribute to the stability and maintenance of ecosystem … of
biodiversity on ecosystem functioning. The classical deterministic, equilibrium approaches to …

… Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, broadly aspire to maintain or enhance
ecological stability. Such bodies frequently use terms pertaining to stability that lack clear …

… productivity, more efficient use of limiting resources, and greater ecosystem stability. These
possibilities raised four critical questions, the evidence for which we review in this article: …

… predict saturation of ecosystem function at a low … ecosystem stability. This model predicts
that species richness beyond the first few species does not typically increase ecosystem stability…

… Analogously to the partitioning of biodiversity, we propose the concepts of alpha, beta and …
of regional ecosystem stability can be understood by investigating the influence of ecological …

… on biodiversity, we argue against nutrient application to semi-natural grasslands. Biodiversity
supports the resilience of grassland ecosystems and maintains a stable biomass yield. …