Why are there so many species? Chaos is an important factor in biodiversity
Scientists at the University of Cologne and the University of Osnabrück have demonstrated for the first time, in biological systems with a single species, that chaos-like unpredictable dynamics can arise under completely constant external conditions.
If a predator population is in a stable condition, then it might not be affecting the dynamics of its prey. However, if there’s ever an increase in the amount of prey, then the predator population will increase, as well as the predator’s rate of mortality.
It's why the variety of species that exist today is quite extraordinary.Even species as different as mice and monkeys occasionally come across each other.Evolutionarily speaking, this means that some animals are more likely to meet each other than others.
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Using laboratory experiments and model data, the scientists have demonstrated for the first time that uneven dynamics in the numbers of individuals in a population can significantly impact the coexistence of species even at the level of a single cell type without external drivers.
In the biological sciences, fluctuating population densities and deterministic chaos are often mentioned as important factors that create diversity. The fact that the patterns that emerge from these processes are even more complex than what is predicted by traditional models is often overlooked.
Understanding evolutionary processes can be affected by observing competing species and cell lineages coexisting. One of the foundations of high biodiversity is the potential for competing species to coexist in changing abundance.
Biodiversity needs to be protected because if not, it will lead to fluctuations in the ecosystem, which is essential for maintaining biodiversity and its functions.
If you want to protect the natural environment, such as national or international nature reserves, it’s necessary to preserve a certain amount of habitat.
Even if it's very cold and snowy outside, animals will always try to keep their children alive, as it's not good to die when there are so many more kids than parents in the population.