Unveiling the complexity and ecological function of aquatic macrophyte-animal networks in coastal ecosystems.

ABSTRACT: Network theory offers innovative tools to explore the complex ecological mechanisms regulating species associations and interactions. Although interest in ecological networks has grown steadily during the last two decades, the application of network approaches has been unequally distributed across different study systems: while some kinds of interactions (e.g. plant-pollinator and host-parasite) have been extensively investigated, others remain relatively unexplored. Among the latter, aquatic macrophyte-animal associations in coastal environments have been largely neglected, despite their major role in littoral ecosystems. The ubiquity of macrophyte systems, their accessibility and multi-faceted ecological, economical and societal importance make macrophyte-animal systems an ideal subject

SUBMITTER: Manca F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9544924 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature