Mutualistic networks / Jordi Bascompte and Pedro Jordano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bascompte, Jordi, 1967-

Contributor:

Jordano, Pedro, 1957-

Series:

Monographs in Population Biology

Monographs in population biology

Monographs in Population Biology ; 70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mutualism (Biology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

Core Textbook

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

CHAPTER ONE. Biodiversity and Plant-Animal Coevolution

CHAPTER TWO. An Introduction to Complex Networks

CHAPTER THREE. The Structure of Plant-Animal Mutualistic Networks

CHAPTER FOUR. Ecological and Evolutionary Mechanisms

CHAPTER FIVE. Mutualistic Networks in Time and Space

CHAPTER SIX. Consequences of Network Structure

CHAPTER SEVEN. Epilogue

APPENDIX A. Indices Used in Mutualistic Network Analyses

APPENDIX B. Fitting Degree Distributions

APPENDIX C. Measures of Nestedness

APPENDIX D. Measures of Modularity

APPENDIX E. Phylogenetic Methods and Network Analysis

APPENDIX F. Null Models for Assessing Network Structure

APPENDIX G. An Analytical Theory of Mutualistic Networks

APPENDIX H. Software for the Analysis of Complex Networks

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691131429

0691131422

9781400848720

1400848725

OCLC:

863036567