Heterostylous plants in an era of global change: a review on the consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation.

ABSTRACT: The widespread loss and fragmentation of habitats have caused significant declines in biodiversity. Among plants, animal-pollinated species are particularly threatened because of the negative effects of these factors on pollinators. Heterostyly is a unique reproductive system defined by two or three floral morphs having a distinct position of anthers and style. The spatial separation of reproductive organs, accompanied by a self-incompatibility system, restricts self-pollination and favours pollinator-mediated pollen transfer between different morphs. In this review, we synthesize knowledge about the effects of loss in the area and connectivity of habitats, and related reduction in population size on heterostylous plants. We conducted a literature search to obtain an overview of studies in

SUBMITTER: Kivastik M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12285733 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature