Ecology· 2026Q1
The diversity of resilience patterns of natural populations decreases closer to human activities
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Wildlife populations near human activities show less diverse resilience patterns and, in plants, a reduced capacity to recover from disturbances compared to those in less-impacted areas.
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Key points
- Areas with high human activity have a lower diversity of population resilience patterns.
- Plant populations near human-influenced habitats show less severe population declines after disturbances.
- Analysis based on demographic data from 956 plant and animal populations.
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Abstract
Abstract Quantifying the resilience of wild populations is essential to predict their viability in the Anthropocene. Many species have become threatened and even gone extinct because they have failed to cope with human disturbances. We use demographic data for 956 plant and animal populations to assess their responses to increasing levels of human activities. We show that in areas characterized by high human activities, there is a smaller diversity of resilience patterns compared to areas with lower human activities. Furthermore, in plants, populations closer to human‐influenced habitats display the ability to experience a lesser decrease in population size after disturbances than populations in less anthropized habitats. Our results suggest that human activities might have eroded the diversity of resilience patterns of wildlife populations, with key implications for the future resilience of wild populations worldwide.
The authors' abstract, as published at the source. Ecology, 2026 · DOI ↗
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