Fire effects on pollination and plant reproduction: a quantitative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Fire may favour plant flowering by opening up the vegetation and increasing abiotic resource availability. Increased floral display size can attract more pollinators and increase absolute fruit and seed production immediately after a fire. However, anthropogenic increases in fire frequency may alter these responses. We aim to assess the effects of fire on the pollination and reproductive success of plants at the global scale.

Methods

We performed a systematic literature review and meta-analyses to examine overall fire effects as well as different fire parameters on pollination and on plant reproduction. We also explored to what extent the responses vary among pollinators, pollination vectors, plant regeneration strategies, compatibility systems, vegetatio

SUBMITTER: Carbone LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11805929 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature