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Continental Shelf
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Shallow Water: Adequate light penetration allows for widespread photosynthesis by phytoplankton and benthic flora.
Nutrient Flux: Continuous delivery of nutrients via river discharge and coastal upwelling concentrates necessary elements for primary production.
Substrate Availability: The relatively stable, submerged platform provides ample attac… -
Ecological Stability
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The concept of ecological stability refers to the capacity of an ecosystem to maintain its fundamental structure, functions, and biodiversity despite internal fluctuations or external disturbances. It is a measure of the inertia and resilience within a biological community relative to environmental variance. Early mathematical modeling often treated stability …
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Gene Flow
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Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT): Predominantly observed in prokaryotes, HGT (via transformation, transduction, or conjugation) allows for the rapid acquisition of entire functional gene cassettes across species boundaries. This process fundamentally challenges traditional phylogenetic tree structures, particularly in bacterial clades where the rate of HGT can sometimes exceed the rate of [vertical inheritance](/entries/vertical-inheritan…