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Theory and observation indicate that natural multi-species assemblies of plants and animals are likely to possess several different equilibrium points. This review discusses how alternate stable states can arise in simple 1- and 2-species systems, and applies these ideas to grazing systems, to insect pests, and to some human host–parasite systems.
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May, R. Thresholds and breakpoints in ecosystems with a multiplicity of stable states. Nature 269, 471–477 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/269471a0
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