Interannual temperature rise leads to more uniform phenological matching between invasive Stellera chamaejasme and pollinators across elevations.

ABSTRACT: Exploring how environmental changes induce alterations in the phenology matching between plants and pollinators is significant for predicting species' reproductive output and population dynamics. Our study focused on the invasive poisonous weed Stellera chamaejasme, widely distributed in the Qilian Mountains, China. By continuously monitoring its flowering phenology and flower visitors' activities across different elevational ranges, we compared phenological matching patterns between S. chamaejasme and its potential pollinators across years with varying environmental temperatures. We found that S. chamaejasme, a typical early-flowering alpine species, begins its flowering in early June. Despite variations in the composition of flower-visiting insects across elevations

SUBMITTER: Miao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11502355 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature