How important is the ability to manage the processes taking place in the community?

A person can harvest a rich harvest in the form of pure products, artificially supporting the community in the early stages of succession. On the other hand, the stability of a mature community, its ability to withstand the effects of physical factors (and even manage them) is a very important and highly desirable property. At the same time, various disturbances in mature ecosystems can lead to various ecological disturbances. The transformation of the biosphere into one vast carpet of arable land is fraught with great danger. Therefore, it is necessary to learn how to properly manage the processes in the community in order to prevent an ecological catastrophe.