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

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 …

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 …

Ecological stability is touted as a complex and multifaceted concept, including components
such as variability, resistance, resilience, persistence and robustness. Even though a …

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

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 …

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 …

We present an inventory and analysis of discussions of ecological stability, considering 163
definitions of 70 different stability concepts. Our aim is to derive a strategy that can help to …

The problem of multiple scales permeates the study of ecological process and pattern,
uniting aspects of space, time, and organizational complexity. In particular, it supports the …

Ecosystems respond in various ways to disturbances. Quantifying ecological stability
therefore requires inspecting multiple stability properties, such as resistance, recovery …