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    • Ecology
    • Theoretical Ecology
    • Mathematical Biology

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    • Hierarchical competition-colonization models are used to explain species coexistence, succession, and biodiversity loss.
    • These models posit an inverse trade-off between species' competitive and colonization abilities.
    • Competitive exclusion is a key assumption when superior species encounter inferior ones.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the high-diversity limit of hierarchical competition-colonization models.
    • To analyze species packing, species-abundance relationships, and system stability.
    • To identify potential limitations and necessary modifications of these models.

    Main Methods:

    • Exploration of the theoretical high-diversity limit of the competition-colonization model.
    • Analysis of trait-abundance relationships, specifically abundance-fecundity patterns.
    • Examination of system dynamics under constant mortality.

    Main Results:

    • The high-diversity limit reveals unusual behaviors: infinitesimally close species packing and pathologically slow dynamics.
    • A 3/2-power-law relationship between species abundance and fecundity emerges under infinite packing and constant mortality.
    • These findings highlight fundamental regularities in trait-abundance relationships.

    Conclusions:

    • The standard hierarchical competition-colonization model exhibits behaviors that may not fully capture real-world ecosystem dynamics.
    • Pathologically slow dynamics and extreme species packing necessitate model refinement.
    • Incorporating more realistic mechanisms for interspecific competitive exclusion is crucial for ecological accuracy.