The stability of multitrophic communities under habitat loss
Habitat loss could affect ecological communities in variable ways depending on its structure. Here, the authors show that contiguous rather than random loss is more damaging to the stability of multitrophic communities, regardless of the fraction of mutualistic interactions within the community.
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| author | Chris McWilliams Miguel Lurgi Jose M. Montoya Alix Sauve Daniel Montoya |
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| description | Habitat loss could affect ecological communities in variable ways depending on its structure. Here, the authors show that contiguous rather than random loss is more damaging to the stability of multitrophic communities, regardless of the fraction of mutualistic interactions within the community. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04ae6395ffbf4d1a9128d75bcb6165942022-12-21T23:00:49ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232019-05-0110111110.1038/s41467-019-10370-2The stability of multitrophic communities under habitat lossChris McWilliams0Miguel Lurgi1Jose M. Montoya2Alix Sauve3Daniel Montoya4School of Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Engineering Maths, Merchant Venturers Building, University of BristolCentre for Biodiversity Theory and Modelling, Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station, CNRSCentre for Biodiversity Theory and Modelling, Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station, CNRSUniversity of Bordeaux, Integrative and Theoretical Ecology LabEx COTECentre for Biodiversity Theory and Modelling, Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station, CNRSHabitat loss could affect ecological communities in variable ways depending on its structure. Here, the authors show that contiguous rather than random loss is more damaging to the stability of multitrophic communities, regardless of the fraction of mutualistic interactions within the community.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10370-2 |
| spellingShingle | Chris McWilliams Miguel Lurgi Jose M. Montoya Alix Sauve Daniel Montoya The stability of multitrophic communities under habitat loss Nature Communications |
| title | The stability of multitrophic communities under habitat loss |
| title_full | The stability of multitrophic communities under habitat loss |
| title_fullStr | The stability of multitrophic communities under habitat loss |
| title_full_unstemmed | The stability of multitrophic communities under habitat loss |
| title_short | The stability of multitrophic communities under habitat loss |
| title_sort | stability of multitrophic communities under habitat loss |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10370-2 |
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