Facilitation and biodiversity jointly drive mutualistic networks
G. Losapio, E. Norton Hasday, X. Espadaler, C. Germann, F. J. Ortiz-Sanchez, A. C. Pont, D. Sommaggio, C. Schöb
This study shows that nurse plants and understorey diversity both enhance pollinator diversity and visitation, with nurse plants buffering the effects of understorey diversity on pollinators.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2020Ecology