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{Nature_and_Environment.15.202}: Richard Basham {bshmr} Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:23:31 EDT (24 lines)

These descriptions apply to humans as well as the 'history of
civilization', or so it seems to me. For example, 'globilization',
which expands our eco-web, destabilizes while isolated primative
tribes tend not to. I am aware that I infer that, in reality, 'range'
indicates 'diversity', ... . From a 'systems/modelling' POV, the human
species could modify 'behaviors' to stabilize their ecosystems
(habitats). Related:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17569-consumerism-is-eating-the-future.html
which also plugs Ecological Society conference that maybe of interest
to some.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806141708.htm

Science News Scientists Find Universal Rules For Food-web Stability
ScienceDaily (Aug. 7, 2009) —

New findings, published in the journal Science, conclude that
food-web stability is enhanced when many diverse predator-prey links
connect high and intermediate trophic levels. The computations also
reveal that small ecosystems follow other rules than large ecosystems:
differences in the strength of predator-prey links increase the
stability of small webs, but destabilize larger webs.

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