Multilayer networks reveal the spatial structure of seed-dispersal interactions across the Great Rift landscapes

Sérgio Timóteo; Marta Correia; Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría; Helena Freitas; Ruben Heleno

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02658-y

Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

Multilayer networks reveal the spatial structure of seed-dispersal interactions across the Great Rift landscapes

Sérgio Timóteo,
Marta Correia,
Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría,
Helena Freitas,
Ruben Heleno

Affiliations

Sérgio Timóteo: CFE – Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra
Marta Correia: CFE – Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra
Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría: CFE – Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra
Helena Freitas: CFE – Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra
Ruben Heleno: CFE – Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02658-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Species interaction networks have been usually delimited by perceived habitat borders. Here, seed-dispersal is analyzed as a regional multilayer network of interconnected habitats, highlighting the key role of versatile dispersers for the functional cohesion of the whole Gorongosa landscape.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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