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Ecology

the idea that species diversity peaks at moderate frequency or intensity of disturbance, since too little lets dominants exclude others and too much eliminates most species.

In ecology, intermediate disturbance hypothesis refers to the idea that species diversity peaks at moderate frequency or intensity of disturbance, since too little lets dominants exclude others and too much eliminates most species. This meaning comes from Connell (1978) in Science.[1]

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Connell, J. H. (1978). Diversity in Tropical Rain Forests and Coral Reefs: High diversity of trees and corals is maintained only in a nonequilibrium state. Science, 199(4335), 1302-1310. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.199.4335.1302

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