Pollinator dependence but no pollen limitation for eight plants occurring north of the Arctic Circle
Abstract Effective interactions between plants and pollinators are essential for the reproduction of plant species. Pollinator exclusion experiments and pollen supplementation experiments quantify the degree to which plants depend on animal pollinators and the degree to which plant reproduction is p...
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crwiley:10.1002/ece3.6884 2024-06-02T08:00:51+00:00 Pollinator dependence but no pollen limitation for eight plants occurring north of the Arctic Circle Koch, Viviane Zoller, Leana Bennett, Joanne M. Knight, Tiffany M. Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6884 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.6884 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ece3.6884 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ecology and Evolution volume 10, issue 24, page 13664-13672 ISSN 2045-7758 2045-7758 journal-article 2020 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6884 2024-05-03T11:09:04Z Abstract Effective interactions between plants and pollinators are essential for the reproduction of plant species. Pollinator exclusion experiments and pollen supplementation experiments quantify the degree to which plants depend on animal pollinators and the degree to which plant reproduction is pollen limited. Pollen supplementation experiments have been conducted across the globe, but are rare in high latitude regions. To fill this knowledge gap, we experimentally investigated the dependence on animal pollinators and magnitude of pollen limitation in eight plant species north of the Arctic Circle in Lapland, Finland. Our findings show that all plant species were pollinator dependent, but not pollen limited. We discuss several mechanisms that might buffer our focal plants from pollen limitation, including plant and pollinator generalization, and attractive plant traits. Our results demonstrate that many plant species north of the Arctic Circle are currently receiving adequate pollinator service and provide a baseline for future comparisons of pollinator dependence and pollen limitation in the Arctic across space and time. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Lapland Wiley Online Library Arctic Ecology and Evolution 10 24 13664 13672 |
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Abstract Effective interactions between plants and pollinators are essential for the reproduction of plant species. Pollinator exclusion experiments and pollen supplementation experiments quantify the degree to which plants depend on animal pollinators and the degree to which plant reproduction is pollen limited. Pollen supplementation experiments have been conducted across the globe, but are rare in high latitude regions. To fill this knowledge gap, we experimentally investigated the dependence on animal pollinators and magnitude of pollen limitation in eight plant species north of the Arctic Circle in Lapland, Finland. Our findings show that all plant species were pollinator dependent, but not pollen limited. We discuss several mechanisms that might buffer our focal plants from pollen limitation, including plant and pollinator generalization, and attractive plant traits. Our results demonstrate that many plant species north of the Arctic Circle are currently receiving adequate pollinator service and provide a baseline for future comparisons of pollinator dependence and pollen limitation in the Arctic across space and time. |
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Koch, Viviane Zoller, Leana Bennett, Joanne M. Knight, Tiffany M. Pollinator dependence but no pollen limitation for eight plants occurring north of the Arctic Circle |
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Koch, Viviane Zoller, Leana Bennett, Joanne M. Knight, Tiffany M. |
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Pollinator dependence but no pollen limitation for eight plants occurring north of the Arctic Circle |
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Pollinator dependence but no pollen limitation for eight plants occurring north of the Arctic Circle |
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Pollinator dependence but no pollen limitation for eight plants occurring north of the Arctic Circle |
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Pollinator dependence but no pollen limitation for eight plants occurring north of the Arctic Circle |
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Pollinator dependence but no pollen limitation for eight plants occurring north of the Arctic Circle |
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pollinator dependence but no pollen limitation for eight plants occurring north of the arctic circle |
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