Urbanisation modulates plant-pollinator interactions in invasive vs. native plant species.

ABSTRACT: Pollination is a key ecological process, and invasive alien plant species have been shown to significantly affect plant-pollinator interactions. Yet, the role of the environmental context in modulating such processes is understudied. As urbanisation is a major component of global change, being associated with a range of stressors (e.g. heat, pollution, habitat isolation), we tested whether the attractiveness of a common invasive alien plant (Robinia pseudoacacia, black locust) vs. a common native plant (Cytisus scoparius, common broom) for pollinators changes with increasing urbanisation. We exposed blossoms of both species along an urbanisation gradient and quantified different types of pollinator interaction with the flowers. Both species attracted a broad range of pollinators, with sign

SUBMITTER: Buchholz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6477046 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature