[HTML][HTML] Network resilience
Many systems on our planet shift abruptly and irreversibly from the desired state to an
undesired state when forced across a “tipping point”. Some examples are mass extinctions …
undesired state when forced across a “tipping point”. Some examples are mass extinctions …
[HTML][HTML] Modeling tumors as complex ecosystems
Many cancers resist therapeutic intervention. This is fundamentally related to intratumor
heterogeneity: multiple cell populations, each with different phenotypic signatures, coexist …
heterogeneity: multiple cell populations, each with different phenotypic signatures, coexist …
Ecological complexity and the biosphere: the next 30 years
Global warming, habitat loss and overexploitation of limited resources are leading to
alarming biodiversity declines. Ecosystems are complex adaptive systems that display …
alarming biodiversity declines. Ecosystems are complex adaptive systems that display …
Harnessing tipping points in complex ecological networks
Complex and nonlinear ecological networks can exhibit a tipping point at which a transition
to a global extinction state occurs. Using real-world mutualistic networks of pollinators and …
to a global extinction state occurs. Using real-world mutualistic networks of pollinators and …
[HTML][HTML] Synthetic biology for terraformation lessons from mars, earth, and the microbiome
What is the potential for synthetic biology as a way of engineering, on a large scale, complex
ecosystems? Can it be used to change endangered ecological communities and rescue …
ecosystems? Can it be used to change endangered ecological communities and rescue …
[HTML][HTML] Identifying regime shifts, transients and late warning signals for proactive ecosystem management
J Sardanyés, F Ivančić, B Vidiella - Biological Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Conservation Biology fosters the study of Earth's ecosystems and biodiversity aiming at
protecting species and their habitats from menaces causing the erosion of biotic interactions …
protecting species and their habitats from menaces causing the erosion of biotic interactions …
Biodiversity as a firewall to engineered microbiomes for restoration and conservation
The possibility of abrupt transitions threatens to poise ecosystems into irreversibly degraded
states. Synthetic biology has recently been proposed to prevent them from crossing tipping …
states. Synthetic biology has recently been proposed to prevent them from crossing tipping …
Alternative tree-cover states of dryland ecosystems: Inconsistencies between global and continental scales
L Ma, L Yang, Q Chang, S Wang, C Guan… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dryland ecosystems are complex systems that can exhibit alternative tree-cover states,
making conservation and restoration efforts challenging. However, our understanding of …
making conservation and restoration efforts challenging. However, our understanding of …
Synthetic soil crusts against green-desert transitions: a spatial model
B Vidiella, J Sardanyés… - Royal Society open …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Semiarid ecosystems are threatened by global warming due to longer dehydration times
and increasing soil degradation. Mounting evidence indicates that, given the current trends …
and increasing soil degradation. Mounting evidence indicates that, given the current trends …
Semiclassical theory predicts stochastic ghosts scaling
J Tomás Lázaro, T Alarcón… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Slowing down occurs in dynamical systems close to bifurcations or phase transitions. The
time length (τ) of ghost transients close to a saddle-node bifurcation in deterministic systems …
time length (τ) of ghost transients close to a saddle-node bifurcation in deterministic systems …