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| Does pollinator dependence decrease along elevational gradients? | |
Xu,Yue-Wen; Sun,Lu; Ma,Rong; Gao,Yong-Qian; Sun,Hang ; Song,Bo
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| 2023 | |
| Source Publication | PLANT DIVERSITY
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| ISSN | 2468-2659 |
| Volume | 45Issue:4Pages:446-455 |
| Abstract | Plants have long been thought to be less dependent on pollinators for seed production at higher elevations due to adverse pollination environments. However, recent research has yet to consistently support the generality of this expectation. In this study, we asked whether pollinator dependence decreases along an elevational gradient and how it varies with various reproductive traits. To answer these questions, we quantified pollinator-plant associations and various reproductive traits for 112 flowering plants spanning a large elevational gradient (990-4260 m a.s.l.) in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. We found that flowering plants in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region are highly dependent on pollinators for seed production (76.2% of seed production was contributed by animal pollinators and 44.6% of plants would produce no seed without pollinator visitation). Contrary to our expectation, there was no significant elevational gradient in pollinator dependence index. Although the pollinator dependence index was not significantly correlated with pollen limitation, flower size, floral longevity, or reward type, it was correlated with compatibility status and flowering time. These findings indicate that pollinator dependence does not decrease along an elevational gradient in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Our study also highlights the severe vulnerability of flowering plant seed production to pollinator declines under global change in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region, particularly for early-flowering or self-incompatible plants growing at higher elevations (e.g., subnival belt). Copyright & COPY; 2023 Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
| Keyword | Global change Pollen limitation Pollinator decline Qinghai-Tibet plateau Seed production PLANT REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS POLLEN LIMITATION SELF-FERTILIZATION INTERACTION NETWORKS FLOWERING PLANTS LEAF HERBIVORY RHEUM-NOBILE R PACKAGE ALPINE EVOLUTION |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.pld.2023.03.006 |
| WOS ID | WOS:001053099200001 |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/74860 |
| Collection | 中国科学院昆明植物研究所 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Xu,Yue-Wen,Sun,Lu,Ma,Rong,et al. Does pollinator dependence decrease along elevational gradients?[J]. PLANT DIVERSITY,2023,45(4):446-455. |
| APA | Xu,Yue-Wen,Sun,Lu,Ma,Rong,Gao,Yong-Qian,Sun,Hang,&Song,Bo.(2023).Does pollinator dependence decrease along elevational gradients?.PLANT DIVERSITY,45(4),446-455. |
| MLA | Xu,Yue-Wen,et al."Does pollinator dependence decrease along elevational gradients?".PLANT DIVERSITY 45.4(2023):446-455. |
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