Why nestedness in mutualistic networks?

We investigate the relationship between the nested organization of mutualistic systems and their robustness against the extinction of species. We establish that a nested pattern of contacts is the best possible one as far as robustness is concerned, but only when the least linked species have the gr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Burgos, Enrique Miguel, Ceva, Horacio, Perazzo, Roberto Pedro José, Devoto, Mariano, Medan, Diego, Zimmermann, Martin Guillermo, Delbue, Ana María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/132485
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/132485
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:EXTINCTION
MUTUALISTIC SYSTEM
NESTEDNESS
NETWORK
PLANT-POLLINATOR
ROBUSTNESS
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:We investigate the relationship between the nested organization of mutualistic systems and their robustness against the extinction of species. We establish that a nested pattern of contacts is the best possible one as far as robustness is concerned, but only when the least linked species have the greater probability of becoming extinct. We introduce a coefficient that provides a quantitative measure of the robustness of a mutualistic system.