How Does Competition Increase Stability in an Ecosystem Apex

How does competition cause stability in an ecosystem?

Because members of the same species occupy the same ecological niche, their needs are nearly identical and so interspecific competition tends to be more intense than intraspecific competition. Ecological competition helps maintain community structure and species diversity within ecosystems.

How can we increase the stability of an ecosystem?

That is, biodiversity can increase overall ecosystem stability when biodiversity is low, and decrease it when biodiversity is high, or the opposite with a U-shaped relationship.
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