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  • Ecology
  • Theoretical Ecology
  • Mathematical Biology

Background:

  • Robert May's random matrix theory suggested large, complex systems are unstable.
  • Empirical observations show many large biological systems (cells to biomes) are stable.
  • This contradicts general predictions from complexity-stability theory.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To revisit May's complexity-stability argument using modern ecological and random matrix theory.
  • To investigate the conditions under which complexity influences stability in ecological systems.
  • To explore the role of interaction dynamics in maintaining system stability.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a nonlinear generalization of the competitive Lotka-Volterra model.
  • Focused analysis on disordered dynamical systems with competitive interactions.
  • Applied concepts from random matrix theory and ecological modeling.

Main Results:

  • Identified two distinct complexity-stability relationships in disordered dynamical systems.
  • Demonstrated that if cross-interactions grow faster than self-interactions with density, complexity is stabilizing.
  • Showed that if self-interactions grow faster than cross-interactions, complexity is destabilizing.

Conclusions:

  • The relationship between complexity and stability in ecological systems is nuanced.
  • The relative growth rates of self- and cross-interactions determine whether complexity stabilizes or destabilizes a system.
  • Findings reconcile theoretical predictions with empirical observations of stable, complex biological systems.