The mutually beneficial interactions between plants and their animal pollinators and seed
dispersers have been paramount in the generation of Earth's biodiversity. These mutualistic …

Network approaches to ecological questions have been increasingly used, particularly in
recent decades. The abstraction of ecological systems–such as communities–through …

Robert May's seminal book has played a central role in the development of ecological
science. Originally published in 1976, this influential text has overseen the transition of …

The global biodiversity crisis concerns not only unprecedented loss of species within
communities, but also related consequences for ecosystem function. Community ecology …

Computing subgraph frequencies is a fundamental task that lies at the core of several
network analysis methodologies, such as network motifs and graphlet-based metrics, which …

Knowledge of species composition and their interactions, in the form of interaction networks,
is required to understand processes sha** their distribution over time and space. As such …

We present a synthesis of empirical and theoretical work investigating how parasites
influence competitive and predatory interactions between other species. We examine the …

Human impacts are dramatically altering our natural ecosystems but the exact repercussions
on ecological sustainability and function remain unclear. As a result, food web theory has …

Biological diversity depends on multiple, cooccurring ecological interactions. However, most
studies focus on one interaction type at a time, leaving community ecologists unsure of how …

Directed networks are ubiquitous and are necessary to represent complex systems with
asymmetric interactions—from food webs to the World Wide Web. Despite the importance of …