Understanding Community Stability

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Community stability

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Ability of a community to maintain structure and function over time

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Resilience

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Ability to recover after disturbance

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Resistance

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Ability to withstand disturbances

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Biodiversity

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Variety of species in a community

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Keystone species

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Species with a large impact on community stability

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Ecological succession

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Process of change in species structure over time

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Primary succession

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Succession on newly exposed surfaces

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Secondary succession

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Succession in areas with existing soil

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Climax community

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Stable, mature community

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Disturbance

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Event that changes a community