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Interconnection between density-regulation and stability in competitive ecological network

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  • Samadder, Amit
  • Chattopadhyay, Arnab
  • Sau, Anurag
  • Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi

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In natural ecosystems, species can be characterized by the nonlinear density-dependent self-regulation of their growth profile. Species of many taxa show a substantial density-dependent reduction for low population size. Nevertheless, many show the opposite trend; density regulation is minimal for small populations and increases significantly when the population size is near the carrying capacity. The theta-logistic growth equation can portray the intraspecific density regulation in the growth profile, theta being the density regulation parameter. In this study, we examine the role of these different growth profiles on the stability of a competitive ecological community with the help of a mathematical model of competitive species interactions. This manuscript deals with the random matrix theory to understand the stability of the classical theta-logistic models of competitive interactions. Our results suggest that having more species with strong density dependence, which self-regulate at low densities, leads to more stable communities. With this, stability also depends on the complexity of the ecological network. Species network connectance (link density) shows a consistent trend of increasing stability, whereas community size (species richness) shows a context-dependent effect. We also interpret our results from the aspect of two different life history strategies: r and K-selection. Our results show that the stability of a competitive network increases with the fraction of r-selected species in the community. Our result is robust, irrespective of different network architectures.

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  • Samadder, Amit & Chattopadhyay, Arnab & Sau, Anurag & Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi, 2024. "Interconnection between density-regulation and stability in competitive ecological network," Theoretical Population Biology, Elsevier, vol. 157(C), pages 33-46.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:thpobi:v:157:y:2024:i:c:p:33-46
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2024.03.003
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