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SUBMITTER: Karp DS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3248489 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Karp Daniel S DS Ziv Guy G Zook Jim J Ehrlich Paul R PR Daily Gretchen C GC
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20111212 52
The consequences of biodiversity decline in intensified agricultural landscapes hinge on surviving biotic assemblages. Maintaining crucial ecosystem processes and services requires resilience to natural and anthropogenic disturbances. However, the resilience and stability of surviving biological communities remain poorly quantified. From a 10-y dataset comprising 2,880 bird censuses across a land-use gradient, we present three key findings concerning the resilience and stability of Costa Rican b ...[more]