Describe the mechanisms that ensure the stability of biocenoses.
One of the properties of biogeocenoses is the ability to self-regulation, that is, to maintain its composition at a certain stable level. This is achieved through a steady cycle of substances and energy. The stability of the cycle itself is provided by several mechanisms:
• sufficiency of living space, which provides one organism with all the resources it needs.
• richness of species composition. The richer it is, the more stable the food chain and, consequently, the circulation of substances.
• a variety of interactions between species, which also support the strength of trophic relationships.
• environment-forming properties of species, that is, the participation of species in the synthesis or oxidation of substances.
• direction of anthropogenic impact.