{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15(12)"],"submitter":["Fell A"],"pubmed_abstract":["Frugivory interactions are key plant-animal mutualisms that facilitate seed dispersal and promote ecosystem resilience. However, these interaction networks are increasingly altered by the widespread introduction of non-native plants through human activities. The integration of such species into frugivory networks-and their consequences for network stability-remains poorly understood. Here, we examined the role of non-native plants in shaping frugivory network structure and <i>robustness</i> in a human-modified tropical landscape. Using DNA metabarcoding of faecal samples from 21 frugivorous bird species in Gamboa, Panama, we identified consumed plant species and quantified the contribution of non-natives to avian diets. Non-native plants significantly altered network structure, reducing <i"],"journal":["Ecology and evolution"],"pagination":["e72620"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12686967"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Non-Native Plants Alter Bird-Plant Frugivory Network Structure in a Human-Modified Tropical Landscape."],"pmcid":["PMC12686967"],"pubmed_authors":["Skeffington A","Fell A","Saltonstall K","Bello C","Duthie AB","Dent DH","Vargas M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Non-Native Plants Alter Bird-Plant Frugivory Network Structure in a Human-Modified Tropical Landscape.","description":"Frugivory interactions are key plant-animal mutualisms that facilitate seed dispersal and promote ecosystem resilience. However, these interaction networks are increasingly altered by the widespread introduction of non-native plants through human activities. The integration of such species into frugivory networks-and their consequences for network stability-remains poorly understood. Here, we examined the role of non-native plants in shaping frugivory network structure and <i>robustness</i> in a human-modified tropical landscape. Using DNA metabarcoding of faecal samples from 21 frugivorous bird species in Gamboa, Panama, we identified consumed plant species and quantified the contribution of non-natives to avian diets. Non-native plants significantly altered network structure, reducing <i","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Dec","modification":"2026-06-06T00:38:37.576Z","creation":"2026-05-24T03:12:12.836Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12686967","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41377733"],"doi":["10.1002/ece3.72620"]}}