Fig. 4: Restoration performance is correlated with network topology.
From: Network-based restoration strategies maximize ecosystem recovery
a The mean abundance of the surviving species obtained after each reintroduction for every perturbed scenario considered. The panels include the Spearman rank correlation (‘corr’) as well as both the coefficient of multiple linear regression (‘coef’) and the coefficient of multiple determination R2 using normalized values of the network structural properties. b Surface plots show the relationships between the three criteria (mean abundance, settling time, and persistence) for both the 1-D and 2-D models. The plot reveals the trade-offs between maximizing abundance and persistence while reducing settling time when designing restoration strategies for mutualistic networks using dimensionality reduction approaches.
