Functional diversity of plant-pollinator interaction webs enhances the persistence of plant communities

PLoS Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 0129-0135

  Fontaine, Colin ^a   Dajoz, Isabelle ^a   Meriguet, Jacques ^a,b   Loreau, Michel ^a,b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FAUNA; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PLANT DENSITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT REPRODUCTION; POLLINATION;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 31144438110     PISSN: 15457885     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040001     Document Type: Article

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