Unmasking the architecture of ant–diaspore networks in the Brazilian Savanna

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 8; p. e0201117
• Main Authors: Anjos, Diego, Dáttilo, Wesley, Del-Claro, Kleber
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 08.08.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Ants; Behavior; Biodiversity; Biology and Life Sciences; Birds; Breeding success; Consumption; Diaspore; Dispersal; Dispersion; Ecological function; Ecological monitoring; Ecology; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Environmental aspects; Field study; Fitness; Flowers & plants; Fruits; Mandible; Medicine and Health Sciences; Morphology; Mutualism (Biology); Networks; Plant species; Predation; Reproduction; Reproductive fitness; Savannahs; Seed dispersal; Seed predation; Seedlings; Seeds; Brazil

Ant-diaspore interactions are directly related to fruit consumption, seed predation and dispersal, being determinant for the plant fitness. However, although abundant and diversified, these ecological interactions have been neglected in network studies. Understanding the structure of these networks...