Plant-frugivore network simplification under habitat fragmentation leaves a small core of interacting generalists

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Wande Li

Chen Zhu

Ingo Grass

Diego P. Vázquez

Duorun Wang

Yuhao Zhao

Di Zeng

Yi Kang

Ping Ding

Xingfeng Si

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[1] East China Normal University,Institute of Eco

[2] Zhejiang University,Chongming (IEC), Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences

[3] University of Hohenheim,MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis and Protection, College of Life Sciences

[4] CONICET & National University of Cuyo,Ecology of Tropical Agricultural Systems

[5] National University of Cuyo,Argentine Institute for Dryland Research

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Communications Biology | / 5卷

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Habitat fragmentation impacts seed dispersal processes that are important in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. However, it is still unclear how habitat fragmentation affects frugivorous interactions due to the lack of high-quality data on plant-frugivore networks. Here we recorded 10,117 plant-frugivore interactions from 22 reservoir islands and six nearby mainland sites using the technology of arboreal camera trapping to assess the effects of island area and isolation on the diversity, structure, and stability of plant-frugivore networks. We found that network simplification under habitat fragmentation reduces the number of interactions involving specialized species and large-bodied frugivores. Small islands had more connected, less modular, and more nested networks that consisted mainly of small-bodied birds and abundant plants, as well as showed evidence of interaction release (i.e., dietary expansion of frugivores). Our results reveal the importance of preserving large forest remnants to support plant-frugivore interaction diversity and forest functionality.

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