arXivDaily arXiv每日学术速递 周一至周五更新
arXiv 1807.06901q-bio.PE
收藏

中性竞争加剧了食物网的混乱

Neutral competition boosts chaos in food webs

Pablo Rodríguez-Sánchez, Egbert H. van Nes, Marten Scheffer

摘要:

竞争者的相似性被认为有助于物种的共存,因为它减缓了竞争性排斥,从而使平衡机制更容易维持多样性群落。另一方面,混沌可以促进物种的共存。在这里,我们通过分析食物网〈动〉<动>模型的动力学,将这两个先前不相关的发现联系起来。我们发现,近中性的猎物的竞争,在捕食者的存在下,增加了发展混沌动力学的机会。此外,我们证实,这导致更高的生物多样性。我们的研究结果表明,近中性可以通过两种方式促进生物多样性:通过降低竞争位移的速度,并通过促进非平衡动态。

英文摘要:

Similarity of competitors has been proposed to facilitate coexistence of species because it slows down competitive exclusion, thus making it easier for equalizing mechanisms to maintain diverse communities. On the other hand, chaos can promote coexistence of species. Here we link these two previously unrelated findings, by analyzing the dynamics of food web models. We show that near-neutrality of competition of prey, in the presence of predators, increases the chance of developing chaotic dynamics. Moreover we confirm that this results in a higher biodiversity. Our results suggest that near-neutrality may promote biodiversity in two ways: through reducing the rates of competitive displacement and through promoting non-equilibrium dynamics.

机构、总结、中文摘要均由AI分析而来,可能存在错误,请以论文正文为准。

↑