Figure 4.

Comparison of core size loss between weighted fungal and uniform model networks. (a) Euclidean core size fraction versus fraction of broken links for DTs (cyan squares), fungal networks (red diamonds) and MSTs (green triangles). Fungal networks have intermediate robustness to damage. (b) Functional core size fraction versus fraction of total link a broken. Symbols as in (a), except that the fungal weighted (magenta circles) and uniform (red squares) networks are differentiated. When more than approximately 30% of total link a has been broken, the weighted fungal networks maintain a greater connected core than other types of network.