Modularity
Seasonal topological changes to species interaction networks were
apparent in the modularity values (QSeason )
across thresholds (Table 2). Particularly, at a threshold of 0.5, the
modularity score in the Fall, QFall =0.47 (six
modules; left panel of Figure 2), was lower than the Spring,QSpring =0.51 (four modules; right panel of Figure
2), indicating that species in the Spring interacted with those
classified as being part of their modules more so than species in the
Fall. This difference between seasonal modularity was further
exemplified in average modularity scores across all thresholds, with
Fall, \({\overset{\overline{}}{Q}}_{\text{Fall}}=0.45\), lower than
the Spring, \({\overset{\overline{}}{Q}}_{\text{Spring}}=0.52\).