Ecology: Mammals, interaction networks and the relevance of scale

Nico Blüthgen; Michael Staab

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.032

Ecology: Mammals, interaction networks and the relevance of scale

Curr Biol. 2021 Jul 12;31(13):R850-R853. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.032.

Authors

Nico Blüthgen¹, Michael Staab²

Affiliations

¹ Technical University Darmstadt, Ecological Networks, Schnittspahnstrasse 3, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany. Electronic address: bluethgen@bio.tu-darmstadt.de.
² Technical University Darmstadt, Ecological Networks, Schnittspahnstrasse 3, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany.

PMID: 34256918
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.032

Abstract

A new study shows that large mammals in an African savanna not only modify the vegetation but also strongly alter interaction networks between plants and pollinators. These insights raise fundamental yet unresolved questions about spatial dimensions of experiments, species interaction networks and ecosystems.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Ecology*
Ecosystem*
Mammals
Plants