Nature Communications (May 2018)

Species traits and network structure predict the success and impacts of pollinator invasions

  • Fernanda S. Valdovinos,
  • Eric L. Berlow,
  • Pablo Moisset de Espanés,
  • Rodrigo Ramos-Jiliberto,
  • Diego P. Vázquez,
  • Neo D. Martinez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04593-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The role of adaptive foraging in the threat of invasive pollinators to plant-pollinator systems is difficult to characterise. Here, Valdavinos et al. use network modelling to show the importance of foraging efficiency, diet overlap, plant species visitation, and degree of specialism in native pollinators.