Jens M. Olesen

TL;DR: An overview of tools that can be used to describe and compare the functional and dynamic roles of species based on their position in the network and the organization of their interactions as well as associated new methods to test the significance of these results are described.

TL;DR: A general overview to the field is provided, outlining both the intent of the different measures, their assumptions, and the contexts in which they can be used.

TL;DR: The results suggest that behavioural traits may shape patterns of interaction of individual species but not the network-level organisation of species interactions, and network structure appears to be determined by more general aspects of ecological systems such as interaction intimacy, patterns of niche overlap, and species abundance distributions.

TL;DR: The first case of fern spore dispersal by land birds is reported, with 18% of the 34 sampled individuals of three finch species found to disperse viable spores of two native ferns, AsPlenium auritum and Asplenium feei.

TL;DR: The results reported here support the potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across their radiation, although they may represent a relatively modest contribution when compared with birds and insects.