Invasive Mutualists Erode Native Pollination Webs
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Invasive Mutualists Erode Native Pollination Webs
Plant-animal mutualisms are characterized by weak or asymmetric mutual dependences between interacting species, a feature that could increase community stability. If invasive species integrate into mutualistic webs, they may alter web structure, with consequences for species persistence. However, the effect of alien mutualists on the architecture of plant-pollinator webs remains largely unexplo...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Biology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1545-7885
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060031