{"id":455,"date":"2017-10-24T16:49:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T14:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/?p=455"},"modified":"2017-11-30T13:19:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T12:19:17","slug":"a-general-framework-for-effectiveness-concepts-in-mutualisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/?p=455","title":{"rendered":"A general framework for effectiveness concepts in mutualisms"},"content":{"rendered":"

A core interest in studies of mutualistic interactions is the \u2018effectiveness\u2019 of mutualists in providing benefits to their partners. In plant-animal mutualisms it is widely accepted that the total effect of a mutualist on its partner is estimated as (1) a \u2018quantity\u2019 component multiplied by (2) a \u2018quality\u2019 component, although the meanings of \u2018effectiveness,\u2019 \u2018quantity,\u2019 and \u2018quality\u2019 and which terms are applied to these metrics vary greatly across studies. In addition, a similar quantity\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0quality\u00a0=\u00a0total effect approach has not been applied to other types of mutualisms, although it could be informative. Lastly, when a total effect approach has been applied, it has invariably been from a phytocentric perspective, focussing on the effects of animal mutualists on their plant partner. This lack of a common framework of \u2018effectiveness\u2019 of mutualistic interactions limits generalisation and the development of a broader understanding of the ecology and evolution of mutualisms.<\/p>\n

\"\"In a our paper published in Ecology Letters (Schupp, Jordano & G\u00f3mez 2017, Ecology Letters 20: 577\u2013590), we propose a general framework to study effectiveness and demonstrate its utility by applying it to both partners in five different types of mutualisms: pollination, seed dispersal, plant protection, rhizobial, and mycorrhizal mutualisms.<\/p>\n

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A core interest in studies of mutualistic interactions is the \u2018effectiveness\u2019 of mutualists in providing benefits to their partners. In plant-animal mutualisms it is widely accepted that the total effect of a mutualist on its partner is estimated as (1)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=455"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":506,"href":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455\/revisions\/506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~evoflor\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}