Plant-Pollinator Interactions in Grasslands Established on Arable Land.

ABSTRACT: Newly established grasslands and flower strips on arable land aim to counteract ongoing biodiversity loss, often specifically designed to promote pollinators. However, their effectiveness in supporting diverse and stable plant-pollinator networks remains not fully understood. We compared plant-pollinator interactions in newly established grasslands, 5-6 years after sowing on arable land, and old, permanent grasslands in a Central European agricultural region. Across 1095 recorded interactions, we found significantly higher pollinator visitation frequency and diversity per plant species in newly established grasslands than in old grasslands, particularly for solitary bees and syrphids. Network analyses revealed comparable nestedness and specialization in newly established grasslands and old

SUBMITTER: Peer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12862277 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature