Species are to ecosystems as cells are to the human body, according to a mathematical model

Monday, May 16, 2011 - 09:30 in Biology & Nature

An ecosystem is like a great organism in that the species in it behave in a manner similar to the manner in which cells behave within the human body: the group forms a permanent entity, although the entities that form it are constantly being substituted. This is is the conclusion that can be drawn from a new theoretical study.

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