Alien plants have greater impact than habitat fragmentation on native insect flower visitation networks

Aim: Habitat fragmentation and alien species are among the leading causes of biodiversity loss. In an attempt to reduce the impact of forestry on natural systems, networks of natural corridors and patches of natural habitat are often maintained within the afforested matrix, yet these can be subject...

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Published in:	Diversity & distributions Vol. 24; no. 1/2; pp. 58 - 68
Main Authors:	Hansen, Simone, Roets, Francois, Seymour, Colleen L., van Veen, F.J. Frank, Pryke, James S., Thébault, Elisa S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.01.2018 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Wiley
Subjects:	Abundance Afforestation Biodiversity Biodiversity and Ecology biodiversity conservation Biodiversity loss BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH brambles Complexity conservation areas Corridors ecological networks Ecology, environment Environmental Sciences flower network analyses Flowers food web Forestry Fragmentation Grasslands Habitat fragmentation Habitats Herbivores Indigenous plants Indigenous species insect conservation introduced plants Introduced species Invasive plants Invasive species landscape ecology landscapes Life Sciences Modularity Networks Plant species Plantations Plants (botany) pollination Protected areas Rubus cuneifolius South Africa Species composition species diversity Wildlife conservation South Africa
ISSN:	1366-9516, 1472-4642
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