On nestedness in ecological networks

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• dc.contributor.author Joppa, Lucas N.ca
• dc.contributor.author Montoya, José M.ca
• dc.contributor.author Solé Vicente, Ricard, 1962-ca
• dc.contributor.author Sanderson, Jimca
• dc.contributor.author Pimm, Stuart L.ca
• dc.date.accessioned 2016-01-15T18:05:12Z
• dc.date.available 2016-01-15T18:05:12Z
• dc.date.issued 2010
• dc.description.abstract Questions: Are interaction patterns in species interaction networks different from what one expects by chance alone? In particular, are these networks nested – a pattern where resources taken by more specialized consumers form a proper subset of those taken by more generalized consumers? Organisms: Fifty-nine and 42 networks of mutualistic and host–parasitoid interactions, respectively. Analytical methods: For each network, the observed degree of nestedness is compared with the distribution of nestedness values derived from a collection of 1000 random networks. Those networks with nestedness values lower than 95% of all random values are considered ‘unusually nested’. The analysis considers two different metrics of nestedness and five different network randomization algorithms, each of which differs in the ecological assumptions imposed. Results: Most ecological networks are unusually nested when compared with loosely constrained random networks. Comparisons with highly constrained networks temper these findings, but we still report a significant preponderance of nested networks (typically those with the most species). Conclusions: Bascompte et al. (2003) previously showed most observed mutualistic networks to be unusually nested. Later work using more ecologically realistic randomization algorithms cast doubt on those results. Across the largest set of species interactions considered to date, we conclude that an unexpectedly large number of interaction networks are patterned in a non-random manner.ca
• dc.description.sponsorship A National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship supported L. Joppa, the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación through a Ramon y Cajal Fellowship (RYC-2008-03664) supported J. Montoya, and the Santa Fe Institute and the James McDonnell Foundation supported R. Solé. P.R. Guimarães and P.R. Guimarães, Jr. made their software package ANINHADO available.
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• dc.identifier.citation Joppa LN, Montoya JM, Solé R, Sanderson J, Pimm SL. On nestedness in ecological networks. Evolutionary ecology research. 2010;12:35-46. DOI: 10.1007/s00249-010-0612-0ca
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00249-010-0612-0
• dc.identifier.issn 1522-0613
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/25584
• dc.language.iso engca
• dc.publisher Evolutionary Ecologyca
• dc.relation.ispartof Evolutionary ecology research. 2010;12:35-46
• dc.rights © 2010 Stuart L. Pimmca
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• dc.subject.keyword Ecological network
• dc.subject.keyword Food web
• dc.subject.keyword Host–parasitoid
• dc.subject.keyword Mutualism
• dc.subject.keyword Nestedness
• dc.subject.keyword Null model
• dc.subject.other Ecologiaca
• dc.subject.other Relacions hoste-paràsitca
• dc.title On nestedness in ecological networksca
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