Mutualistic networks / Jordi Bascompte and Pedro Jordano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bascompte, Jordi, 1967- author.

Jordano, Pedro, 1957- author.

Series:

Monographs in population biology ; 53.

Monographs in population biology ; 53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mutualism (Biology).

Physical Description:

xiv, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Summary:

Mutualistic Interactions among plants and animals have played a paramount role in shaping biodiversity. Yet the majority of studies on mutualistic interactions have involved only a few species, as opposed to broader mutual connections between communities of organisms. Mutualistic Networks is the first book to comprehensively explore this burgeoning field. Integrating different approaches, from the statistical description of network structures to the development of new analytical frameworks, Jordi Bascompte and Pedro Jordano describe the architecture of these mutualistic networks and show their importance for the robustness of biodiversity and the coevolutionary process. Making a case for why we should care about mutualisms and their complex networks, this book offers a new perspective on the study and synthesis of this growing area for ecologists and evolutionary biologists. It will serve as the standard reference for all future work on mutualistic interactions in biological communities. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Biodiversity and Plant-Animal Coevolution 1

Historical Overview 1

A Bit of Natural History 6

Coevolution in Multispecific Mutualisms 12

Summary 14

Chapter 2 An Introduction to Complex Networks 15

A Network Approach to Complex Systems 17

Measures of Network Structure 21

Models of Network Buildup 31

Ecological Networks 32

Summary 41

Chapter 3 The Structure of Plant-Animal Mutualistic Networks 42

Degree Distribution 42

Nestedness 44

Small World 48

Modularity 50

Weighted Networks 54

Comparisons with other Ecological Networks 60

Summary 62

Chapter 4 Ecological and Evolutionary Mechanisms 64

Single Ecological Traits 67

Phylogenetic Effects 77

Summary 85

Chapter 5 Mutualistic Networks in Time and Space 87

Network Dynamics 88

Spatial Mosaics 98

Sampling and Robustness 102

Summary 106

Chapter 6 Consequences of Network Structure 107

Coextinction Cascades 108

Dynamic Stability 113

Global Change and Mutualistic Networks 120

Coevolutionary Implications 126

Implications for Nonbiological Systems 132

Summary 134

Chapter 7 Epilogue 136.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691131269

0691131260

OCLC:

841893582