Wild <i>Vanilla</i> and pollinators at risk of spatial mismatch in a changing climate.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is expected to drive substantial shifts in species' geographic ranges. Species-specific responses of interacting species, such as plants and their pollinators, may lead to a spatial mismatch in their future distributions, disrupting these interspecific interactions. The crop wild relatives (CWRs) of the tropical cash crop vanilla hold valuable genetic resources for use in crop breeding, but their persistence is dependent on the presence of their pollinators, and at risk due to several anthropogenic pressures including climate change. To contribute to the safeguarding of this wild Vanilla gene pool, the present study aims at better understanding the effects of climate change on Vanilla species and their pollinators, and to identify potential spatial mismatches b

SUBMITTER: Watteyn C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12267226 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature