Impacts of sampling effort on seasonal plant-pollinator interaction turnover over eight years.

ABSTRACT: Plant-pollinator interaction networks are dynamic in time and space. Interaction turnover consists of interaction rewiring (i.e., changes in interactions independent of species turnover) and species turnover (i.e., the gain or loss of species present in the network). To capture network dynamics, it is crucial to address the effect of sampling effort because insufficient data can distort apparent network patterns. We used eight years of plant-pollinator interaction data from a subalpine meadow to examine patterns of temporal (week-to-week) interaction turnover and the role of sampling effort. With increasing sampling effort, values of interaction turnover and species turnover decreased, and rewiring increased. Saturation curves suggest an approach towards true values with higher sampling ef

SUBMITTER: Manning I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12254060 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature