Functional Diversity of Plant-Pollinator Interaction Webs Enhances the Persistence of Plant Communities.

Pollination is exclusively or mainly animal mediated for 70% to 90% of angiosperm species. Thus, pollinators provide an essential ecosystem service to humankind. However, the impact of human-induced biodiversity loss on the functioning of plant-pollinator interactions has not been tested experimenta...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040001