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MAYO

ARE ECOSYSTEMS EVER “STABLE”? TOWARD A DIALECTICAL THEORY OF ECOLOGICAL CHANGE

Ponente: David Angeler, Biogeoquímica y Ecología Microbiana, MNCN-CSIC

Fecha y hora: viernes 8 de mayo de 12:00 a 13:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

Abstract: What if ecosystems are not systems that move between stable states but are instead structured tensions that never truly stabilize? Ecology has long relied on concepts such as equilibrium, resilience, alternative stable states, and regime shifts. These frameworks have generated powerful empirical insights. Yet they often assume that stability is the norm and disruption the exception. In the Anthropocene, this assumption may no longer hold. In this seminar, I argue that ecosystems are fundamentally dialectical: they persist not because they reach balance, but because opposing processes (disturbance and memory, competition and cooperation, conservation and innovation) continuously generate each other. Stability, in this view, is not a resting point but a temporary condensation of deeper dynamic contradictions. Drawing on examples from temporary wetlands, shallow lakes, forests, coral reefs, and socio-ecological systems, I will explore how this perspective reshapes how we interpret regime shifts, biodiversity loss, evolutionary novelty, and management interventions. It challenges restoration as “return,” questions whether resilience always implies desirability, and invites us to rethink what we mean by ecological integrity. The aim is not to discard existing theory, but to test its limits; and to ask whether a dialectical framing might better integrate ecology, evolution, paleobiology, and governance under accelerating global change. If ecosystems are inherently tension-structured rather than equilibrium-bound, what does that imply for how we study, conserve, and manage them?

Encuentros de Biología Teórica

REGRESIÓN HACIA LA MEDIA: UN VIEJO PROBLEMA

Ponente: Mauro Santos

Fecha y hora: martes 19 de mayo de 12:00 a 13:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

Ponente: Paola Laiolo

Fecha y hora: viernes 22 de mayo de 12:00 a 13:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

Ponente: Peter Convey

Fecha y hora: viernes 29 de mayo de 13:00 a 14:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

JUNIO

Ponente: Carlos Toledano (Universidad de Valladolid)

Fecha y hora: viernes 26 de junio de 13:00 a 14:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

JULIO

Ponente: [Próximamente]

Fecha y hora: viernes 2 de julio de 12:00 a 13:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

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