Stability and Fluctuations in Complex Ecological Systems
Abstract
From 08-12 August, 2022, 32 individuals participated in a workshop, Stability and Fluctuations in Complex Ecological Systems, at the Lorentz Center, located in Leiden, The Netherlands. An interdisciplinary dialogue between ecologists, mathematicians, and physicists provided a foundation of important problems to consider over the next 5-10 years. This paper outlines eight areas including (1) improving our understanding of the effect of scale, both temporal and spatial, for both deterministic and stochastic problems; (2) clarifying the different terminologies and definitions used in different scientific fields; (3) developing a comprehensive set of data analysis techniques arising from different fields but which can be used together to improve our understanding of existing data sets; (4) having theoreticians/computational scientists collaborate closely with empirical ecologists to determine what new data should be collected; (5) improving our knowledge of how to protect and/or restore ecosystems; (6) incorporating socio-economic effects into models of ecosystems; (7) improving our understanding of the role of deterministic and stochastic fluctuations; (8) studying the current state of biodiversity at the functional level, taxa level and genome level.
Authors 26
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Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics , Montclair State University , Montclair , NJ 07043 , USA
MSU - Montclair State University [USA] (Montclair State University, New Jersey - États-Unis)
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University of Amsterdam · Wageningen University & Research
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Biometris , Wageningen University and Research Centre , 6708 PB Wageningen , The Netherlands and
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) (Pays-Bas)
WUR - Wageningen University and Research Centre (Pays-Bas)
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Affiliation as printed
Mathematical Institute , Leiden University , 2300 RA , Leiden , The Netherlands
Universiteit Leiden = Leiden University (Leiden University | 2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands - Pays-Bas)
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Wageningen University & Research
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Biometris , Wageningen University and Research Centre , 6708 PB Wageningen , The Netherlands
WUR - Wageningen University and Research Centre (Pays-Bas)
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University of California, Davis
Affiliation as printed
Department of Environmental Science and Policy , University of California , Davis , CA 95616 , USA and
DESP - UC Davis - Department of Environmental Science and Policy [Univ California Davis] (University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 - États-Unis)
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Wageningen University & Research
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Biometris , Wageningen University and Research Centre , 6708 PB Wageningen , The Netherlands
WUR - Wageningen University and Research Centre (Pays-Bas)
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Department of Mathematics , Texas A & M University , College Station , TX 77843 , USA
Department of Mathematics [Texas A&M University] (Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA - États-Unis)
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Institute for Mathematics , University of Vienna , Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 , 1090 Vienna , Austria
University of Vienna [Vienna] (Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien - Autriche)
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · École Pratique des Hautes Études · Université de Montpellier · Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier · Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
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ISEM , CNRS , Université Montpellier , IRD , EPHE , Montpellier , France
UMR ISEM - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (Place E. Bataillon CC 064 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05 - France)
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Department of Physics , Bar-Ilan University , Ramat-Gan 52900 , Israel
Bar-Ilan University [Israël] (Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel - Israël)
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Affiliation as printed
Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Modelling , Institute of Biochemistry and Biology , University of Potsdam , Potsdam , Germany
University of Potsdam = Universität Potsdam (Am Neuen Palais 10, House 9 14469 Potsdam - Allemagne)
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Complexity Science Hub · Technical University of Munich
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Department of Mathematics , Technical University of Munich , Boltzmannstr. 3 , 85748 Garching
CSHV - Complexity Science Hub Vienna (Josefstaedter Strasse 39 1080 Vienna Austria - Autriche)
TUM - Technische Universität Munchen - Technical University Munich - Université Technique de Munich (Arcisstrasse 21, D- 80333 München - Allemagne)
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Guangdong University of Technology
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School of Ecology, Environment and Resources , Guangdong University of Technology , Guangzhou 510006 , China
Guangdong University of Technology (Chine)
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Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , CO 80524 , USA and Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability ,
CSU - Colorado State University [Fort Collins] (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 USA - États-Unis)
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Institute for Biodiversity · University of Amsterdam
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Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics , Earth Surface Sciences Group (IBED-ESS) , University of Amsterdam , PO Box 94246 , Amsterdam 1090 GE , The Netherlands
UvA - University of Amsterdam [Amsterdam] = Universiteit van Amsterdam (Spui 21 1012 WX Amsterdam - Pays-Bas)
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British Antarctic Survey , Cambridge , CB3 0ET , UK
BAS - British Antarctic Survey (High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET - Royaume-Uni)
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Ecological Modelling , Faculty of Biology , University of Duisburg-Essen , Essen , Germany
Universität Duisburg-Essen = University of Duisburg-Essen [Essen] (Universitätsstraße 2, 45141 Essen - Allemagne)
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University of California, Davis
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Department of Evolution and Ecology, and Center for Population Biology , University of California , Davis , CA 95616 , USA
Center for Population Biology (Section of Ecology and Evolution, University of California–Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA - États-Unis)
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William & Mary · Complexity Science Hub
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. München , Germany and Complexity Science Hub Vienna , Josefstädter Str. 39 , 1080 Vienna , Austria
Department of Mathematics , William & Mary , Williamsburg , VA 23187 , USA
WM - College of William and Mary [Williamsburg] (Department/Office P.O. Box 8795 Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795 - États-Unis)
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Department of Physics , Bar-Ilan University , Ramat-Gan 52900 , Israel
Bar-Ilan University [Israël] (Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel - Israël)
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Wageningen University & Research
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Biometris , Wageningen University and Research Centre , 6708 PB Wageningen , The Netherlands
WUR - Wageningen University and Research Centre (Pays-Bas)
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Mathematics Department , Bates College , Lewiston , ME 04240 , USA
Bates College (2 Andrews Road Lewiston, Maine 04240 - États-Unis)
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British Antarctic Survey , Cambridge , CB3 0ET , UK
BAS - British Antarctic Survey (High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET - Royaume-Uni)
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Wageningen University & Research
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WUR - Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708 PB Wageningen - Pays-Bas)
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Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Modelling , Institute of Biochemistry and Biology , University of Potsdam , Potsdam , Germany
University of Potsdam = Universität Potsdam (Am Neuen Palais 10, House 9 14469 Potsdam - Allemagne)
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Universiteit Utrecht / Utrecht University [Utrecht] (Heidelberglaan 8, 3584 CS Utrecht - Pays-Bas)
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