Disturbances act to disrupt stable ecosystems and clear species' habitat.
In stable ecosystems, equilibrium exists in the use of available resources.
These effects tend to create a stable ecosystem where low growing underwater plants dominate.
Left to itself, the Sound would surely regain its footing as a stable, healthy ecosystem.
"And the population densities seem consistent with a stable ecosystem."
"Do we or do we not have enough evidence to support our theory about setting up a stable ecosystem?"
Most legal and illegal fishing methods cannot by themselves destroy a stable ecosystem.
To create a stable ecosystem the α matrix must have all positive eigenvalues.
Thus, uniformly aged stands are a less stable ecosystem.
As a result, ecosystems and food chains collapsed, and the establishment of new stable ecosystems took about 30 million years.