Seasonal and elevational changes of plant-pollinator interaction networks in East African mountains.

ABSTRACT: Across an elevation gradient, several biotic and abiotic factors influence community assemblages of interacting species leading to a shift in species distribution, functioning, and ultimately topologies of species interaction networks. However, empirical studies of climate-driven seasonal and elevational changes in plant-pollinator networks are rare, particularly in tropical ecosystems. Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspots in Kenya, East Africa. We recorded plant-bee interactions at 50 study sites between 515 and 2600 m asl for a full year, following all four major seasons in this region. We analysed elevational and seasonal network patterns using generalised additive models (GAMs) and quantified the influence of climate, floral resource availability, and bee diversity on network stru

SUBMITTER: Dzekashu FF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10175727 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature