A critical evaluation of network approaches for studying species interactions

N Blüthgen, M Staab - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Ecological networks of species interactions are popular and provide powerful analytical
tools for understanding variation in community structure and ecosystem functioning …

The structure and robustness of ecological networks with two interaction types

V Domínguez-García, S Kéfi - PLoS Computational Biology, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Until recently, most ecological network analyses investigating the effects of species' declines
and extinctions have focused on a single type of interaction (eg feeding). In nature, however …

A quantitative framework for identifying the role of individual species in Nature's Contributions to People

G Bianco, P Manning, M Schleuning - Ecology letters, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
It is widely acknowledged that biodiversity change is affecting human well‐being by altering
the supply of Nature's Contributions to People (NCP). Nevertheless, the role of individual …

[HTML][HTML] Common birds combine pest control and seed dispersal in apple orchards through a hybrid interaction network

D García, B Rumeu, JC Illera, M Minarro… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Farmland ecosystem services frequently result from different ecological functions
simultaneous provided by specific biodiversity groups such as birds. These bundles of …

On the structure of species-function participation in multilayer ecological networks

S Hervías-Parejo, M Cuevas-Blanco, L Lacasa… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding how biotic interactions shape ecosystems and impact their functioning,
resilience and biodiversity has been a sustained research priority in ecology. Yet, traditional …

Multiple interaction networks reveal that Lepidoptera larvae and adults prefer various host plants for diet and pollination

X Wang, X Fu, M Shi, C Xue, J Yang, Z Zhao… - Integrative …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant–Lepidoptera interactions are often studied using the pollination or herbivore networks
only. Lepidoptera species are involved in two types of plant–insect interactions because …

A general trait-based model for multiplex ecological networks

KRS Hale, E Thébault, FS Valdovinos - BioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Ecological networks can represent the structure of food webs, energy flow, and the many
and diverse types of interactions between species in ecosystems. Despite its tremendous …

Genomic and species diversity patterns across multiple trophic levels in riverscapes

L Fargeot, C Poesy, M Lefort, JG Prunier, M Krick… - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Testing whether intra‐and interspecific biodiversity facets co‐vary spatially across trophic
levels is of utmost importance to generalize processes driving biodiversity patterns in natural …

Linking network ecology and ecosystem services to benefit people

A Stanworth, KSH Peh, RJ Morris - People and Nature, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystems are rapidly degraded by anthropogenic pressures, affecting the provision of
ecosystem services. Therefore, it is increasingly important that we can quantify and manage …

A new centrality index designed for multilayer networks

N Lotfi, HS Requejo, FA Rodrigues… - Methods in Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Since its inception, the keystone species concept has become a central theoretical
framework in ecology. Among many approaches, keystones have been operationalized in …