<p>Use both readings to help answer these questions:</p>

<ul>
  <li>What is an ecological network?</li>
  <li>Compare and constrast this way of studying communities with those we have talked about thus far. What is similar? What is different?</li>
  <li>We use a variety of terms to describe network structure. These papers discuss mention three of them: modularity, connectance, and nestedness. What do each of those terms describe about network structure?</li>
  <li>How might the structure of a foodweb influence how it responds to a perturbation?</li>
  <li>What is interaction strength? How does it influence how perturbations spread through networks?</li>
  <li>Think about the types of data that would be required to study empirical networks. How would you collect it? Would it be easier for some taxa/ecosystems/interaction types than others? Why?</li>
  <li>Ecological networks studies tend to focus on species. Is there a role for traits or phylogeny to play a role in ecological networks?</li>
</ul>