Species‐level drivers of avian centrality within seed‐dispersal networks across different levels of organisation

• Published in: The Journal of animal ecology Vol. 92; no. 11; pp. 2126 - 2137
• Main Authors: Moulatlet, Gabriel M., Dáttilo, Wesley, Villalobos, Fabricio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2023
• Subjects: animal ecology; Birds; Body mass; body weight; Dispersion; Ecosystem services; ecosystems; geographical distribution; intraspecific variation; Networks; prediction; Resource availability; Seed dispersal; Seeds; Species; Strategic planning; range size; macroecology; meta-networks; morphological traits; mutualistic networks

Bird–plant seed‐dispersal networks are structural components of ecosystems. The role of bird species in seed‐dispersal networks (from less [peripheral] to more connected [central]), determines the interaction patterns and their ecosystem services. These roles may be driven by morphological and funct...