INIBIOMA   20415
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN BIODIVERSIDAD Y MEDIOAMBIENTE
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Deconstructing pollinator community effectiveness
Autor/es:
WILLCOX, BRYONY K; MAYFIELD, MARGARET M; CUNNINGHAM, SAUL A; AIZEN, MARCELO A; RADER, ROMINA
Revista:
Current Opinion in Insect Science
Editorial:
Elsevier Inc.
Referencias:
Año: 2017 vol. 21 p. 98 - 104
ISSN:
2214-5745
Resumen:
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, these factors are often simplified or overlooked when quantifying species-level pollinator effectiveness alone. Here, we review the recent literature on pollinator effectiveness to identify the pros and cons of existing methods and outline three important areas for future research: plant-pollinator interactions, heterospecific pollen transfer and variation in pollination outcomes. We conclude that pollinator community effectiveness needs to be acknowledged as a key property of pollination effectiveness in order to fully account for the suite of plant, pollinator and environmental factors known to influence different stages of successful pollination.