What is this figure meaning? (Ecology -- Punctuated Equilibrium)

[Binvestigator]

Homework Statement

As I reading this article I conflict with a problem, I never find the meaning of Figure 3(b).
the paragraph below the figure illustrated it but I couldn't find what it want to say.

every help will be a appreciated.

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

 

[Buzz Bloom]

Hi Binvestigator:

As I reading http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.4083http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.4083 article

The figure in your post and the paragraph describing it seem to me to be just as unclear as you found it. I tried to click on the link "this", but it failed to take me to the article. I edited the link address and the following seems to work better:

http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.4083​

This only shows the abstract. Unfortunately, I do not have access to read the article.

You may find the following link of some use. It has a good discussion of the "punctuated equilibrium" concept.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuated_equilibrium​

Presumably the figure is intended to be evidence either supporting or refuting this concept. Perhaps the text of the article would clarify this.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Buzz

 

[Binvestigator]

Hi Binvestigator:The figure in your post and the paragraph describing it seem to me to be just as unclear as you found it. I tried to click on the link "this", but it failed to take me to the article. I edited the link address and the following seems to work better:

http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.4083​

This only shows the abstract. Unfortunately, I do not have access to read the article.

You may find the following link of some use. It has a good discussion of the "punctuated equilibrium" concept.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuated_equilibrium​

Presumably the figure is intended to be evidence either supporting or refuting this concept. Perhaps the text of the article would clarify this.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Buzz

thanks very much dear Buzz, with below link you can have access to the article with sci-hub.org
http://journals.aps.org.sci-hub.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.4083

 

[Buzz Bloom]

http://journals.aps.org.sci-hub.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.4083

Hi Binvestigator:

Unfortunately when I try to access that link, I get a "Server not found" error.

Regards,
Buzz

 

[Buzz Bloom]

Hi Binvestigator:

My town librarian was able to locate a copy of the article for me. I confess that after reading several pages near the Figure 3 you included in your post #1, I still am unable to understand what the horizontal lines in the figure represent, or what the authors are saying. My apologies. I wish you good luck in the course.

Regards,
Buzz

 

[Binvestigator]

Hi Binvestigator:

My town librarian was able to locate a copy of the article for me. I confess that after reading several pages near the Figure 3 you included in your post #1, I still am unable to understand what the horizontal lines in the figure represent, or what the authors are saying. My apologies. I wish you good luck in the course.

Regards,
Buzz

Thanks very much for your trying Dear Buzz