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Plant-animal mutualistic networks show asymmetric degree distributions. A new model reveals that animal competition for plant partners, not just abundance, causes this, leading to stretched-exponential plant degree distributions.

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Area of Science:

  • Ecology
  • Network Science
  • Theoretical Biology

Background:

  • Mutualistic networks, such as plant-pollinator interactions, exhibit broad degree distributions.
  • These distributions often deviate from power-law forms, with greater deviation observed in plants compared to animals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the origin of the asymmetry in degree distributions between plants and animals in mutualistic networks.
  • To develop and analyze a model explaining the observed connectivity patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Studied a model network with links assigned via generalized preferential-selection rules between two groups of nodes (plants and animals).
  • Analyzed the sensitivity of the resulting connectivity patterns to model parameters, including nonlinearities from interspecific interactions.
  • Applied the model to real-world mutualistic network data.

Main Results:

  • The model demonstrates sensitive dependence of connectivity on parameters.
  • Nonlinearities in preferential selection, stemming from interspecific competition, were identified as key factors.
  • Model analysis suggests animals select plant partners based on abundance and competition with other animals.

Conclusions:

  • Animal competition for plant partners is a significant driver of network structure.
  • This competition leads to stretched-exponential degree distributions in plants, explaining the observed asymmetry.
  • The findings provide insights into the mechanisms shaping ecological networks.