Hysteresis and critical transitions in a coffee agroecosystem [Ecology]

Seeking to employ ecological principles in agricultural management, a classical ecological debate provides a useful framing. Whether ecosystems are controlled from above (predators are the limiting force over herbivores) or from below (overutilization of plant resources is the limiting force over herbivores) is a debate that has motivated much research....

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - July 22, 2019 Category: Science Authors: John Vandermeer, Ivette Perfecto Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research