Why nestedness in mutualistic networks?
Why nestedness in mutualistic networks?
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2007
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Burgos, Enrique
Ceva, Horacio
Perazzo, Roberto P. J.
Devoto, Mariano
Medan, Diego
Zimmermann, Martín
Delbue, Ana María
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"We investigate the relationship between the nested organization of mutualistic systems and their robustness against the extinction of species. We establish that a nested pattern of contacts is the best possible one as far as robustness is concerned, but only when the least linked species have the greater probability of becoming extinct. We introduce a coefficient that provides a quantitative measure of the robustness of a mutualistic system."