Triple

T1119843
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert May E11183 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems
Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems is a landmark 1973 book by theoretical ecologist Robert May that uses mathematical models to challenge the assumption that more complex ecosystems are inherently more stable.
E129168 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems | Statement: [Robert May, notableWork, Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems
Context triple: [Robert May, notableWork, Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems]
  • A. The Theory of Island Biogeography
    The Theory of Island Biogeography is a foundational ecological work that explains how species richness on islands is shaped by the balance between immigration and extinction, profoundly influencing modern conservation biology and biogeography.
  • B. Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
    Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography is an influential ecological theory proposing that biodiversity patterns and species abundances can be explained by assuming ecological equivalence among individuals regardless of species.
  • C. The Economy of Vegetation
    The Economy of Vegetation is the first part of Erasmus Darwin’s didactic poem *The Botanic Garden*, presenting scientific and botanical ideas through elaborate, personified verse.
  • D. The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis
    The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis is Alan Turing’s pioneering 1952 paper that introduced reaction–diffusion models to explain how complex biological patterns and structures can arise from simple chemical processes.
  • E. Nature’s Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems
    "Nature’s Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems" is an influential edited volume that synthesizes scientific understanding of ecosystem services and highlights how human societies fundamentally rely on the functions and benefits provided by natural ecosystems.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems
Triple: [Robert May, notableWork, Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems]
Generated description
Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems is a landmark 1973 book by theoretical ecologist Robert May that uses mathematical models to challenge the assumption that more complex ecosystems are inherently more stable.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems
Target entity description: Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems is a landmark 1973 book by theoretical ecologist Robert May that uses mathematical models to challenge the assumption that more complex ecosystems are inherently more stable.
  • A. The Theory of Island Biogeography
    The Theory of Island Biogeography is a foundational ecological work that explains how species richness on islands is shaped by the balance between immigration and extinction, profoundly influencing modern conservation biology and biogeography.
  • B. Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
    Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography is an influential ecological theory proposing that biodiversity patterns and species abundances can be explained by assuming ecological equivalence among individuals regardless of species.
  • C. The Economy of Vegetation
    The Economy of Vegetation is the first part of Erasmus Darwin’s didactic poem *The Botanic Garden*, presenting scientific and botanical ideas through elaborate, personified verse.
  • D. The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis
    The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis is Alan Turing’s pioneering 1952 paper that introduced reaction–diffusion models to explain how complex biological patterns and structures can arise from simple chemical processes.
  • E. Nature’s Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems
    "Nature’s Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems" is an influential edited volume that synthesizes scientific understanding of ecosystem services and highlights how human societies fundamentally rely on the functions and benefits provided by natural ecosystems.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a493252a648190ac48f8742474a5e8 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4bbbca3348190a607ce147b2ae70e completed March 1, 2026, 10:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac539b6d9881909c3fe5890ae1f889 completed March 7, 2026, 4:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac554aec048190821801070d1a4852 completed March 7, 2026, 4:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac55afd8c88190b0f2bbafc33ad8b7 completed March 7, 2026, 4:43 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.