Ryota

Hello all, I am reading a textbook on ecology, and I get confused spatially explicit model and implicit model. My understanding is that in spatially explicit model, the spacial information is clearly declared, while it is not declared in the other model. Is this interpretation correct? Otherwise, what do they mean exactly?

Some people think the more species a community embrace, the more function the community can perform. Is that mean the more is better? I think a community has an optimal species to perform best: A community show the maximum productivity when there are 100 species, not 10 or 100. How do you think? Do you agree or disagree that the function of a community is simply proportional to its biodiversity?

Do not confuse Ecology and Environmental science, such as Sustainability.