Connectance of species interaction networks and conservation value: Is it any good to be well connected?

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-10

  Heleno, Ruben ^a   Devoto, Mariano ^b   Pocock, Michael ^c  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Complexity; Food web; Rare species; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY CRISIS; COMMUNITY; COMPLEX INTERACTION; COMPLEXITY; CONNECTANCE; ECOLOGICAL NETWORKS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; EMPIRICAL DATA; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; FOOD WEBS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES INTERACTIONS;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

ACTIVE NETWORKS;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPLEXITY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXTINCTION; FOOD WEB; HOLISTIC APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEW; NETWORK ANALYSIS; RARE SPECIES;

EID: 80053344007     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.06.032     Document Type: Article

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