Constructing more comprehensive pollination networks: integrating diurnal and nocturnal pollen data with visitation in a subalpine wetland community.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sampling for describing plant-pollinator interaction networks has been performed using techniques that either focus on the plants (with flower-visit data) or the animals (with analyzing pollen on the body surface of flower visitors). The differences in the structure of the networks obtained using these methods likely influences our understanding of the contribution of nocturnal pollinators, yet this key finding has yet to be the focus of study.

Methods

In this study, we conducted an intensive diurnal field survey in the subalpine meadows of the Dajiuhu Wetland and supplemented the data with an analysis of diurnal and nocturnal pollen data to examine the changes in pollination networks.

Results

We observed 41 plant and 154 pollinator species, corresponding

SUBMITTER: Teng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11494514 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature