Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 1546–1559 Abstract Species coexistence within ecosystems and
the stability of patterns of temporal changes in population sizes are central topics in …

In plankton ecology, it is a fundamental question as to how a large number of competing
phytoplankton species coexist in marine ecosystems under a seemingly-limited variety of …

Untangling the influence of human activities on food-web stability and persistence is
complex given the large numbers of species and overwhelming number of interactions …

To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of
wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and …

The dynamics of ecological systems include a bewildering number of biotic interactions that
unfold over a vast range of spatial scales. Here, employing simple and general empirical …

Sigmoid functional responses may arise from a variety of mechanisms, one of which is
switching to alternative food sources. It has long been known that sigmoid (Holling's Type III) …

Trait‐mediated interactions (TMIs), in which trophic and competitive interactions depend on
individual traits as well as on overall population densities, have inspired large amounts of …

Intraspecific competition affects the strength of individual specialization: an optimal diet theory
method Page 1 Intraspecific competition affects the strength of individual specialization: an …

Introduces the speech of MP Hassell, member of the Department of Biology of Imperial
College in London, England presented at the British Ecological Society about the dynamics …

We develop a set of equations to describe the population dynamics of many interacting
species in food webs. Predator–prey interactions are nonlinear, and are based on ratio …