I assume this is because the edit panel is tied to visible list row instead of a list item id.
To reproduce
Open a larger list that you have edit permissions for.
Edit an item by changing the scientific name and save. Note that you need to enter a scientific name that, given the sort, would move it to another page, or somewhere else on the current page.
I assume this is because the edit panel is tied to visible list row instead of a list item id.
To reproduce