Study finds chaos is more common in ecological systems than previously thought: The idea that chaos is rare in natural populations may be due to methodological and data limitations, rather than the inherent stability of ecosystems - Science Daily

Chaos in natural populations appears to be much more common than previously recognized, according to a new analysis. Populations of organisms in natural ecosystems fluctuate a lot, and a key question for ecologists is whether those fluctuations are regular (v…

Chaos in natural populations appears to be much more common than previously recognized, according to a new analysis by scientists at UC Santa Cruz and NOAA Fisheries.Populations of organisms in natur… [+3070 chars]

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