Patterns of introduced species interactions affect multiple aspects of network structure in plant-pollinator communities

Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2953-2963

  Russo, Laura ^a,b   Memmott, Jane ^c   Montoya, Daniel ^c   Shea, Katriona ^a   Buckley, Yvonne M ^d,e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Community structure; Invasive species; Mutualistic interactions; Plant invasions; Plant pollinator network; Species additions

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NESTEDNESS; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION;

EID: 84908274796     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-2229.1     Document Type: Article

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