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Top-down network analysis characterizes hidden termite-termite interactions.

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  • 1Department of Biology Pennsylvania State University 208 Mueller Laboratory University Park Pennsylvania 16802; Department of Physics Pennsylvania State University 122 Davey Laboratory University Park Pennsylvania 16802; Department of Physics Washington College Chestertown Maryland 21620.

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Ecological network analysis can now use a top-down approach by comparing cryptic termite cohabitation networks to well-studied plant-pollinator and host-parasitoid networks. Termite interactions appear to be more mutualistic than antagonistic.

Keywords:
Antagonismcommunity interactionshost–parasitoidinquilinesmoundmutualismnetwork structureplantpollinatortermite

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  • Network Analysis
  • Community Ecology

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  • Ecological network analysis typically uses a bottom-up approach, observing direct interactions.
  • Emergent network properties can indicate community interaction types (mutualistic or antagonistic).
  • Many ecological communities feature cryptic species interactions difficult to observe directly.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and test a top-down approach for analyzing ecological networks with difficult-to-observe interactions.
  • To investigate the nature of species interactions in termite mound cohabitation communities.
  • To compare termite cohabitation networks with well-characterized mutualistic and antagonistic reference networks.

Main Methods:

  • Constructed termite mound cohabitation networks from literature for Brazil and Cameroon.
  • Compared termite networks to 197 reference plant-pollinator (mutualistic) and host-parasitoid (antagonistic) networks.
  • Utilized network property analysis, principal components analysis (PCA), and Mahalanobis distance.

Main Results:

  • Both termite cohabitation networks showed greater overlap with mutualistic plant-pollinator networks than antagonistic host-parasitoid networks.
  • The Brazilian termite community exhibited a stronger overlap with mutualistic networks.
  • The analysis suggests termite-termite cohabitation networks may be predominantly mutualistic.

Conclusions:

  • A top-down comparative approach can successfully analyze cryptic ecological communities.
  • Termite-termite cohabitation interactions are hypothesized to be largely mutualistic.
  • This method provides a framework for studying other poorly understood ecological networks.