Mutualism supports biodiversity when the direct competition is weak

Mutualism supports biodiversity when the direct competition is weak

Theoretical ecologists have made disparate predictions regarding the relationship between mutualism and stability. Here, Pascual-García and Bastolla develop a theoretical framework showing that model mutualistic interactions promote structural stability when competition is weaker than a threshold de...

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Main Authors: Alberto Pascual-García, Ugo Bastolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14326
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spelling doaj-33fc7a27029f43caba4e37a6be9cafe72021-05-11T07:03:29ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-02-018111310.1038/ncomms14326Mutualism supports biodiversity when the direct competition is weakAlberto Pascual-García0Ugo Bastolla1Centro de Biologia Molecular ‘Severo Ochoa’ CSIC-UAM CantoblancoCentro de Biologia Molecular ‘Severo Ochoa’ CSIC-UAM CantoblancoTheoretical ecologists have made disparate predictions regarding the relationship between mutualism and stability. Here, Pascual-García and Bastolla develop a theoretical framework showing that model mutualistic interactions promote structural stability when competition is weaker than a threshold depending on network architecture.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14326
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