Temporal changes in the structure of a plant-frugivore network are influenced by bird migration and fruit availability.

ABSTRACT: Background. Ecological communities are dynamic collections whose composition and structure change over time, making up complex interspecific interaction networks. Mutualistic plant-animal networks can be approached through complex network analysis; these networks are characterized by a nested structure consisting of a core of generalist species, which endows the network with stability and robustness against disturbance. Those mutualistic network structures can vary as a consequence of seasonal fluctuations and food availability, as well as the arrival of new species into the system that might disorder the mutualistic network structure (e.g., a decrease in nested pattern). However, there is no assessment on how the arrival of migratory species into seasonal tropical systems can modify such

SUBMITTER: Ramos-Robles M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4906665 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature