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Higher-order interactions
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Environment/Ecology in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural, Biology & Environmental Sciences
Abstract:
The local extinction or large fluctuation in abundance of a species may seriously affect other species in the community. The effects spread through the community by direct and indirect interactions. The network perspective on ecology can help map the pa