integration of alien plants in mutualistic plant–hummingbird networks across the Americas: the importance of species traits and insularity

• Published in: Diversity & distributions Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 672 - 681
• Main Authors: Maruyama, Pietro K., Vizentin-Bugoni, Jeferson, Sonne, Jesper, Martín González, Ana M., Schleuning, Matthias, Araujo, Andréa C., Baquero, Andrea C., Cardona, Juliana, Cardona, Paola, Cotton, Peter A., Kohler, Glauco, Lara, Carlos, Malucelli, Tiago, Marín-Gómez, Oscar Humberto, Ollerton, Jeff, Rui, Ana M., Timmermann, Allan, Varassin, Isabela G., Zanata, Thais B., Rahbek, Carsten, Sazima, Marlies, Dalsgaard, Bo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Science 01.06.2016; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; John Wiley & Sons Ltd; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: abundance; Biodiversity; BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH; Birds; exotic plants; Flowers & plants; generalization; Herbivores; hummingbirds; Indigenous plants; Indigenous species; introduced plants; Introduced species; invasion biology; islands; network roles; Nonnative species; North America; ornithophily; Plant reproduction; Plant species; Pollination; Pollinators; probability; specialization; North America

AIM: To investigate the role of alien plants in mutualistic plant–hummingbird networks, assessing the importance of species traits, floral abundance and insularity on alien plant integration. LOCATION: Mainland and insular Americas. METHODS: We used species‐level network indices to assess the role o...