Table 1 Sample mutualistic ecological bipartite networks.

From: Robustness to extinction and plasticity derived from mutualistic bipartite ecological networks

Ecosystem

Species interactions

N

Interactions

Andean scrub91

Plants

87

372

Pollinators

98

Montane forest92

Plants

96

923

Pollinators

276

Coral Reef54,55

Host

92

1931

Symbiont

693

Atlantic Forest93

Seed

207

1121

Dispersal

110

Rain forest56

Plants

51

923

Ants

41

  1. The table shows basic quantities of the five bipartite networks exemplifying different types of mutualistic relations such as plants and pollinators.