What characteristics make a community stable?
(N/A) Characteristics that make a community stable are:
$(i)$ $A$ stable community should not show too much variation in productivity from year to year.
$(ii)$ It must be either resistant or resilient to occasional disturbances (natural or man-made).
$(iii)$ It must also be resistant to invasions by alien species.
$(i)$ $A$ stable community should not show too much variation in productivity from year to year.
$(ii)$ It must be either resistant or resilient to occasional disturbances (natural or man-made).
$(iii)$ It must also be resistant to invasions by alien species.
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