Spatio-temporal effects of climate change on the geographical distribution and flowering phenology of hummingbird-pollinated plants.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds and aims

Tropical plant species are already suffering the effects of climate change and projections warn of even greater changes in the following decades. Of particular concern are alterations in flowering phenology, given that it is considered a fitness trait, part of plant species ecological niche, with potential cascade effects in plant-pollinator interactions. The aim of the study was to assess the potential impacts of climate change on the geographical distribution and flowering phenology of hummingbird-pollinated plants.

Methods

We implemented ecological niche modelling (ENM) to investigate the potential impacts of different climate change scenarios on the geographical distribution and flowering phenology of 62 hummingbird-pollinated plant species in the Br

SUBMITTER: Correa-Lima APA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6798834 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature