Concept information
Preferred term
disequilibrium
Definition
- DISEQUILIBRIUM, AS USED in ecology, is a term used to describe systems that do not tend toward a stable, homeostatic balance. Whereas an ecological system in equilibrium tends toward stability both in terms of species composition and cycling of abiotic nutrients and energy, a system in disequilibrium exhibits no stable end point, has species composition in flux, and exchanges nutrients, energy, and organisms with surrounding systems. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Disequilibrium]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/disequilibrium
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