title: Tipping points in ecological networks.
abstract: Network studies have described the complex interactions among species. Concomitantly, researchers have searched for signals of ecosystem tipping points and attributes of systems that resist them. A recent study combines these areas, showing that attributes of pollination network structure delay critical transitions, and generating a wealth of new research questions.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand; Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park campus, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, SL5 7PY, United Kingdom. Electronic address: jason.tylianakis@canterbury.ac.nz.
authors.forename: Jason M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tylianakis
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coux
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D007313:Insecta; D008954:Models, Biological; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*; D054817:Pollination / Q000502:physiology*; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012098:Reproduction; D013559:Symbiosis; D049490:Systems Biology