A conceptual framework for studying the strength of plant-animal mutualistic interactions

dc.creatorVazquez, Diego P.
dc.creatorRamos Jiliberto, Rodrigo
dc.creatorUrbani, Pasquinell
dc.creatorValdovinos, Fernanda S.
dc.date2015-04
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/37443
dc.identifierVazquez, Diego P.; Ramos Jiliberto, Rodrigo; Urbani, Pasquinell; Valdovinos, Fernanda S.; A conceptual framework for studying the strength of plant-animal mutualistic interactions; Wiley; Ecology Letters; 18; 4; 4-2015; 385-400
dc.identifier1461-023X
dc.identifier1461-0248
dc.identifierCONICET Digital
dc.identifierCONICET
dc.descriptionThe strength of species interactions influences strongly the structure and dynamics of ecological systems. Thus, quantifying such strength is crucial to understand how species interactions shape communities and ecosystems. Although the concepts and measurement of interaction strength in food webs have received much attention, there has been comparatively little progress in the context of mutualism. We propose a conceptual scheme for studying the strength of plant-animal mutualistic interactions. We first review the interaction strength concepts developed for food webs, and explore how these concepts have been applied to mutualistic interactions. We then outline and explain a conceptual framework for defining ecological effects in plant-animal mutualisms. We give recommendations for measuring interaction strength from data collected in field studies based on a proposed approach for the assessment of interaction strength in plant-animal mutualisms. This approach is conceptually integrative and methodologically feasible, as it focuses on two key variables usually measured in field studies: the frequency of interactions and the fitness components influenced by the interactions.
dc.descriptionFil: Vazquez, Diego P.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Ramos Jiliberto, Rodrigo. Instituto de Filosofía y Ciencias de la Complejidad; Chile. Universidad de Chile; Chile
dc.descriptionFil: Urbani, Pasquinell. Universidad de Chile; Chile
dc.descriptionFil: Valdovinos, Fernanda S.. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos. Pacific Ecoinformatics and Computational Ecology Lab; Estados Unidos
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.12411/abstract
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/ele.12411
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dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.subjectEcological Networks
dc.subjectInteraction Strength
dc.subjectLong-Term Effects
dc.subjectMutualism
dc.subjectPlant-Animal Interactions
dc.subjectShort-Term Effects
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.titleA conceptual framework for studying the strength of plant-animal mutualistic interactions
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