Ecosystem restoration strengthens pollination network resilience and function

Christopher N. Kaiser-Bunbury (), James Mougal, Andrew E. Whittington, Terence Valentin, Ronny Gabriel, Jens M. Olesen and Nico Blüthgen
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Christopher N. Kaiser-Bunbury: Ecological Networks, TU Darmstadt
James Mougal: Seychelles National Parks Authority
Andrew E. Whittington: Anthropology & Forensic Science, Bournemouth University
Terence Valentin: Seychelles National Parks Authority
Ronny Gabriel: Seychelles National Parks Authority
Jens M. Olesen: Ecology and Genetics, Aarhus University
Nico Blüthgen: Ecological Networks, TU Darmstadt

Nature, 2017, vol. 542, issue 7640, 223-227

Abstract: Removal of invasive exotic shrubs from mountaintop communities increased the number of pollinators and positively altered pollinator behaviour, which enhanced native fruit production, indicating that the degradation of ecosystem functions is partly reversible.

Date: 2017
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