Data from: A global synthesis of fire effects on pollinators

• Main Authors: Carbone, Lucas M., Tavella, Julia, Pausas, J. G., Aguilar, Ramiro
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2019
• Subjects: Postfire age; 1973 - 2017; Fire regime; Floral visitors; Pollinator abundance; From 1973 to 2017; Pollinator richness; Systematic review; Plant-animal interaction; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/283916; https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.8CN4V87

[Usage Notes] Table S4 References and effect sizes extracted from studies analysing effect of fire on pollinator abundance. Vd = variance of Hedges’ d. In pollinator taxa column, “insect” indicates several orders. Biome abbreviations are indicated in Fig. S5 legend. Table S5 References and effect sizes extracted from studies analysing effect of fire on pollinator richness. Vd = variance of Hedges’ d. In pollinator taxa column, “insect” indicates several orders. Biome abbreviations are indicated in Fig. S5 legend. Aim: Understanding fire effects on pollinators is critical in the context of fire regime changes and the global pollination crisis. Through a systematic and quantitative review of the literature we provide the first global assessment of pollinator responses to fire. We hypothesize that pollinators increase after fire and during the early postfire succession stages; however, high fire frequency has the opposite effect, decreasing pollinators. Location: Terrestrial ecosystems, excluding Antarctica. Time period: Data collected from 1973 to 2017. Major taxa studied: Insects (Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera) and a few bird species. Methods: We first compiled available studies across the globe that assessed fire effects on pollinator communities. Then, by means of hierarchical meta-analyses, we evaluated how different fire regime parameters (fire frequency, postfire time and fire type) and habitat characteristics affect the abundance and richness of animals that act as pollinators. We also explored to what extent the responses vary among taxa groups and life history traits of pollinators (sociality system, nest location and feeding specialization), and among biomes. Results: The overall effect size of fire on pollinator abundance and richness across all studies was positive. Fire effect was especially clear and significant in early postfire communities, after wildfires, and for Hymenoptera. Taxonomic resolution influenced fire effects, where only studies at the species/genus and families ...