Comment on "Asymmetric coevolutionary networks facilitate biodiversity maintenance"
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Abstract
Bascompte et al. (Reports, 21 April 2006, p. 431) used network asymmetries to explain mathematical conditions necessary for stability in historic models of mutualism. The Lotka-Volterra equations they used artificially created conditions in which some factor, such as asymmetric interaction strengths, is necessary for community coexistence. We show that a more realistic model incorporating nonlinear functional responses requires no such condition and is consistent with their data.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Comment on "Asymmetric coevolutionary networks facilitate biodiversity maintenance" |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.1129547 |
| Volume | 313 |
| Issue | 5795 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | AAAS |
| Contributing office(s) | Southeast Ecological Science Center |
| Description | 1 p. |
| First page | 1887 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |