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  • Ecology
  • Theoretical Ecology
  • Community Ecology

Background:

  • Intraspecific competition is a cornerstone of ecological theory, influencing coexistence and community stability.
  • Strong intraspecific competition aids population recovery after disturbances.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how intraspecific competition affects the existence (feasibility) of a steady state in large, competition-dominated ecological communities.
  • To determine the relationship between intraspecific competition, feasibility, and stability in these communities.

Main Methods:

  • Mathematical modeling of large random ecological communities.
  • Derivation of a general expression for the probability of feasibility.
  • Analysis of the asymptotic behavior of feasibility and stability transitions as species number increases.

Main Results:

  • A critical level of intraspecific competition exists, above which a feasible steady state is guaranteed.
  • In large communities, stability transitions precede feasibility transitions.
  • This ordering of transitions persists even with species extinctions, as community dynamics prune species.

Conclusions:

  • In large competitive communities, feasible equilibria are inherently stable.
  • Sustained oscillations or chaotic dynamics are unlikely in such systems.
  • Intraspecific competition plays a crucial role in ensuring predictable and stable community dynamics.