Mutualistic strategies minimize coextinction in plant–disperser networks
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Mutualistic strategies minimize coextinction in plant–disperser networks
The global decline of mutualists such as pollinators and seed dispersers may cause negative direct and indirect impacts on biodiversity. Mutualistic network models used to understand the stability of mutualistic systems indicate that species with low partner diversity are most vulnerable to coextinction following mutualism disruption. However, existing models have not considered how species var...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0962-8452,1471-2954
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.2302