Understanding the Web of Life: The Birds, the Bees, and Sex with Aliens
Open Access
- 26 February 2008
- journal article
- primer
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS Biology
- Vol. 6 (2) , e47
Abstract
Interactions in food webs indicate the structure and stability of ecosystems. Now, new research uses these interactions to illustrate the vulnerability of pollination webs to invasive plants and pollinators.Keywords
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