Digest: Species collapse from disturbance occurs quickly, and recovery is slow*. (12th July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: VanWallendael, Acer
• Is Part Of: Evolution. Volume 73:Number 8(2019)
• Page Start: 1679
• Page End: 1680
• Publication Date: 2019-07-12
• Subjects: Evolution -- Periodicals; Heredity -- Periodicals; Évolution (Biologie) -- Périodiques; Hérédité -- Périodiques; 338.47004094
• DOI: 10.1111/evo.13794
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0014-3820

Abstract

Abstract: In certain conditions, newly‐formed species pairs may revert to one species. Zhang et al. modeled the impact of disturbance on incipient species in a predator‐prey model and found that species collapse may occur rapidly following disturbance. A distinct species pair can sometimes be re‐established if previous conditions are restored, but this depends on the type of disturbance as well as the amount of time that passes after a collapse.