Invasive Mutualists Erode Native Pollination Webs

Marcelo A Aizen; Carolina L Morales; Juan M Morales

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060031

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Invasive Mutualists Erode Native Pollination Webs

Marcelo A Aizen ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: marcelo.aizen@gmail.com

Affiliation Laboratorio Ecotono, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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Carolina L Morales,

Affiliation Laboratorio Ecotono, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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Juan M Morales

Affiliation Laboratorio Ecotono, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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Invasive Mutualists Erode Native Pollination Webs

Marcelo A Aizen,
Carolina L Morales,
Juan M Morales

Published: February 12, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0060031

About the Authors

Marcelo A Aizen

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: marcelo.aizen@gmail.com

Affiliation Laboratorio Ecotono, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina

Carolina L Morales

Affiliation Laboratorio Ecotono, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina

Juan M Morales

Affiliation Laboratorio Ecotono, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

MAA conceived the study and wrote the paper. CLM contributed data. JMM wrote the algorithm for the analysis of mutualism strength. MAA, CLM, and JMM analyzed the data and discussed the results.

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