The stability of ecosystems determines whether they can sustainably provide key functions
and services in the background of global changes. Ecosystem stability, particularly its …

The past two decades have seen great progress in understanding the mechanisms of
ecosystem stability in local ecological systems. There is, however, an urgent need to extend …

A positive relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem stability has been reported in
many ecosystems; however, it has yet to be determined whether and how spatial scale …

Characterizing how ecosystems are responding to rapid environmental change has become
a major focus of ecological research. The empirical study of ecological stability, which aims …

Human actions challenge nature in many ways. Ecological responses are ineluctably
complex, demanding measures that describe them succinctly. Collectively, these measures …

Understanding the stability of ecological communities is a matter of increasing importance in
the context of global environmental change. Yet it has proved to be a challenging task …

Ecological stability is a bewildering broad concept. The most common stability measures are
asymptotic resilience, widely used in theoretical studies, and measures based on temporal …

Aim Understanding the biodiversity–stability relationship has become a central issue in
ecology and conservation biology. Although the stabilizing effects of tree species diversity …

The concept of ecological stability occupies a prominent place in both fundamental and
applied ecological research. We review decades of work on the topic and examine how our …

The biotic mechanisms underlying ecosystem functioning and stability have been
extensively—but separately—explored in the literature, making it difficult to understand the …