• DOI:10.1146/ANNUREV.ECOLSYS.38.091206.095818
Corpus ID: 16722527

Plant-Animal Mutualistic Networks: The Architecture of Biodiversity

@article{Bascompte2007PlantAnimalMN,
  title={Plant-Animal Mutualistic Networks: The Architecture of Biodiversity},
  author={J. Bascompte and P. Jordano},
  journal={Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics},
  year={2007},
  volume={38},
  pages={567-593}
}

J. Bascompte, P. Jordano

Published 2007

Biology, Computer Science

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

The mutually beneficial interactions between plants and their animal pollinators and seed dispersers have been paramount in the generation of Earth's biodiversity. These mutualistic interactions often involve dozens or even hundreds of species that form complex networks of interdependences. Understanding how coevolution proceeds in these highly diversified mutualisms among free-living species presents a conceptual challenge. Recent work has led to the unambiguous conclusion that mutualistic… CONTINUE READING

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