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@article{C-19, abstract = {Evidence is presented which indicates the importance of historical events in determining the structure of a variety of natural communities. In the fouling community at Beaufort, North Carolina, the order of larval recruitment determined which species monopolized the available space during initial community development. In other systems, community structure could be explained only by referring to the specific historical events which determined the presence or absence of important consumers. Since history was relevant to the observed community structure, multiple stable points are an undeniable reality in space and time in these systems.}, author = {Sutherland, John P.}, citeulike-article-id = {358703}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/2459615}, comment = {takes hold of multiple-stable-point idea in Lewontin's paper and goes to town. }, journal = {The American Naturalist}, keywords = {alternative-stable-states, community-ecology, community-structure, ecoclassics, ecology, x-multiple-stable-states}, number = {964}, pages = {859--873}, posted-at = {2005-10-20 23:45:10}, priority = {0}, title = {Multiple Stable Points in Natural Communities}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/2459615}, volume = {108}, year = {1974} }

TY - JOUR ID - C-19 L3 - citeulike-article-id:358703 N2 - Evidence is presented which indicates the importance of historical events in determining the structure of a variety of natural communities. In the fouling community at Beaufort, North Carolina, the order of larval recruitment determined which species monopolized the available space during initial community development. In other systems, community structure could be explained only by referring to the specific historical events which determined the presence or absence of important consumers. Since history was relevant to the observed community structure, multiple stable points are an undeniable reality in space and time in these systems. IS - 964 JF - The American Naturalist EP - 873 TI - Multiple Stable Points in Natural Communities VL - 108 SP - 859 KW - alternative-stable-states KW - community-ecology KW - community-structure KW - ecoclassics KW - ecology KW - x-multiple-stable-states N1 - takes hold of multiple-stable-point idea in Lewontin's paper and goes to town. AU - Sutherland, John PY - 1974/// UR - http://www.jstor.org/stable/2459615 ER -