#scicomm : One of our pure theory articles was selected for a cover 😀 so we made a #comicstrip instead of another misleading #tippingpoint #metaphor

"A new critical review demonstrates #AlternateStableStates can exist in #metacommunity systems without a Hill function. The revised theory creates new challenges for management of #fisheries and #marine #protectedareas"

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/2

https://www.mdpi.com/files/uploaded/covers/jmse/big_cover-jmse-v12-i2.png

Our paper is out ! "Alternate Stable States Theory: Critical Evaluation and Relevance to Marine Conservation"

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/2/261

The #AlternateStableStates theory has been invoked widely as a red flag within discussions of #climatechange impacts without ensuring that its basic assumptions are fulfilled. It's also a plea for more mathematical modeling in ecology to strengthen theory and its applications.
#revisingecologicaltheory
#tippingpoints #marineprotectedareas #criticalreview

Article accepted this morning ! It was inspired by a challenging question : why is it so difficult to prove the existence of alternate stable states in ecological systems ? An important question because the theory has been invoked so widely as a red flag within analyses of #climatechange impacts and for environmental activism.

#tippingpoints #marineprotectedareas #theory #criticalreview #alternatestablestates #competition