Sampling networks of ecological interactions

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 30; no. 12; pp. 1883 - 1893
• Main Author: Jordano, Pedro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley 01.12.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animal species; animals; Biodiversity; complex networks; Ecological effects; food webs; frugivory; Interspecific; Introduced species; Invasive species; Inventories; life history; Links; mutualism; natural history; Networks; plant–animal interactions; pollination; Reviews; Robustness; Sampling; seed dispersal; Species diversity

Summary Sampling ecological interactions presents similar challenges, problems, potential biases and constraints as sampling individuals and species in biodiversity inventories. Robust estimates of the actual number of interactions (links) within diversified ecological networks require adequate samp...