Data and code from: Reciprocity and interaction effectiveness in generalised mutualisms among free-living species
- 1. Estación Biológica de Doñana
- 2. University of Seville
Description
Mutualistic interactions among free-living species generally involve low-frequency interactions and highly asymmetric dependence among partners, yet our understanding of factors behind their emergence is still limited. Using individual-based interactions of a super-generalist fleshy-fruited plant with its frugivore assemblage, we estimated the Resource Provisioning Effectiveness (RPE) and Seed Dispersal Effectiveness (SDE) to assess the balance in the exchange of resources. Plants were highly dependent on a few frugivore species, while frugivores interacted with most individual plants, resulting in strong asymmetries of mutual dependence. Interaction effectiveness was mainly driven by interaction frequency. Despite highly asymmetric dependences, the strong reliance on quantity of fruit consumed determined high reciprocity in rewards between partners (i.e., higher energy provided by the plant, more seedlings recruited), which was not obscured by minor variations in the quality of animal or plant service. We anticipate reciprocity will emerge in low-intimacy mutualisms where the mutualistic outcome largely relies upon interaction frequency.
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Datasets are provided in .cvs and .rds format. See METADATA.csv for the explanation of all variables.
All analyses are in Rmd and can be run in R. See makefile.R with all the code available and the chronological order in which it was run.
Also see our GitHub repository for the manuscript: https://github.com/PJordano-Lab/MS_effectiveness
Funding provided by: "la Caixa" Foundation
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010434
Award Number: LCF/BQ/DE18/11670007
Funding provided by: Agencia Estatal de Investigacion, Spain*
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Award Number: CGL2017‐82847‐P
Funding provided by: European Regional Development Fund
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
Award Number: LIFEWATCH‐2019‐09‐CSIC‐13
Funding provided by: Universidad de Sevilla
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100009042
Award Number: VI Plan Propio de Investigación VI PPIT‐US‐2018‐IV.2
Funding provided by: European Regional Development Fund
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
Award Number: US‐1381388
Funding provided by: Universidad de Sevilla
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100009042
Award Number: US‐1381388
Funding provided by: Junta de Andalucía
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011011
Award Number: US‐1381388
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Related works
- Is source of
- 10.5061/dryad.02v6wwq6n (DOI)
- Is supplemented by
- https://github.com/PJordano-Lab/MS_effectiveness (URL)