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Deconstructing pollinator community effectiveness
(Elsevier Inc., 2017-06)
Effective pollination is a complex, context-dependent phenomenon determined by both species-level and community-level factors. While pollinator communities are constituted by interacting organisms in a shared environment, ...
Frequency of visits by ants and their effectiveness as pollinators of Condalia microphylla Cav.
(Elsevier, 2014-06)
The effect of a pollinator species on a plant depends on their interaction frequency and the pollinator's effectiveness. The role of ants as pollinators is highly variable, in some cases they act as true pollinators and ...
Pollination ecology of the Cerrado species Eschweilera nana (Lecythidaceae subfam. Lecythidoideae)
(2013-09-06)
Eschweilera nana is pollinated by a guild of pollinators consisting of mostly bees. Effective pollinators are large bees able to force their way into the closed androecium to access nectar. The morphology of the flowers ...
Persistence of plants and pollinators in the face of habitat loss: Insights from trait-based metacommunity models
(Elsevier Academic Press Inc, 2015-11)
The loss of natural habitats is one of the main causes of the global decline of biodiversity. Understanding how increasing habitat loss affects ecological processes is critical for mitigating the effects of environmental ...
Bombus terrestris: a more efficient but less effective pollinator than Apis mellifera across surveyed white clover seed fields
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2019)
White clover (Trifolium repens L.) seed crops require insects for
pollination. Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 are normally placed
within fields but other insects might also be contributing
additional pollination. To ...
Flower-visiting insects of five tree species in a restored area of semideciduous seasonal forest
(Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil, 2011)
The reinstatement of biodiversity and ecological processes must be the major goal in restoration projects, which requires the establishment of biological interactions in addition to native plant population recovery. ...
Insects or Wind? New findings on the pollination system of Euterpe edulis (Arecaceae)
(Springer, 2021-04)
The palm Euterpe edulis is an important palm species for the extraction of palm heart, a highly profitable consumable product. Due to its importance, much research has been conducted around the ecology of this palm species. ...