The phylogenetic structure of plant-pollinator networks increases with habitat size and isolation

Ecology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 29-36

  Aizen, Marcelo A ^a   Gleiser, Gabriela ^a   Sabatino, Malena ^b   Gilarranz, Luis J ^c   Bascompte, Jordi ^d   Verdú, Miguel ^e  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente Bariloche   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e Atmosphere and Ocean Laboratory   (Spain)

Author keywords

Area effect; Co phylogenetic correspondence; Habitat islands; Isolation; Mutualistic networks; Pampas; Phylogenetic structure; Pollination webs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; INSECT; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POLLINATION;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; INSECTS; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; POLLINATION;

EID: 84955367119     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12539     Document Type: Article

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