Abstract
Animal species, encompassing both pollinators and herbivores, exhibit a preference for plants based on optimal foraging theory. Understanding the intricacies of these adaptive plant-animal interactions in the context of community assembly poses a main challenge in ecology. This study delves into the impact of adaptive interaction rewiring between species belonging to different guilds on the structure and stability of a 3-guild ecological network, incorporating both mutualistic and antagonistic interactions. Our findings reveal that adaptive rewiring results in sub-networks becoming more nested and compartmentalized. Furthermore, the rewiring of interactions uncovers a positive correlation between a plant's generalism concerning both pollinators and herbivores. Additionally, there is a positive correlation between a plant's degree centrality and its energy budget. Although network stability does not exhibit a clear relationship with non-random structures, it is primarily influenced by the balance of multiple interaction strengths. In summary, our results underscore the significance of adaptive interaction rewiring in shaping the structure of 3-guild networks. They emphasize the importance of considering the balance of multiple interactions for the stability of adaptive networks, providing valuable insights into the complex dynamics of ecological communities.
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Adaptive rewiring made sub-networks more nested and compartmentalized.
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e0“adaptive rewiring results in sub-networks becoming more nested and compartmentalized.”
t0“herbivore-plant-pollinator network”
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Plant degree centrality correlated positively with its energy budget.
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e0“there is a positive correlation between a plant's degree centrality and its energy budget.”
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Network stability had no clear relationship with non-random structures.
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e0“network stability does not exhibit a clear relationship with non-random structures”
t0“herbivore-plant-pollinator network”
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The balance of multiple interaction strengths primarily influenced network stability.
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e0“it is primarily influenced by the balance of multiple interaction strengths”
e1“network stability does not exhibit a clear relationship with non-random structures”
t0“herbivore-plant-pollinator network”