Stability of modular structure in temporal cumulative plant-flower-visitor networks

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages 84-90

  Dupont, Yoko L ^a   Olesen, Jens M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Compartmentalization; Ecological modules; Mutualistic webs; Pollination network; Robustness of network structural properties

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84864313261     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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