Resource availability and competition shape pollinator trophic specialization in longleaf pine savannas

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 83; pp. 118 - 127
• Main Authors: Moreno-García, Pablo, Freeman, Johanna E., Baiser, Benjamin, Campbell, Joshua W., Li, Daijiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.03.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: applied ecology; conspecificity; Florida; flowers; Functional specialization; Functional trait; insects; Phylogenetic lineage; Phylogenetic specialization; phylogeny; Pinus palustris; Plant-pollinator interaction; pollination; Pollinator competition; pollinators; species; species richness; Florida; Plant-pollinator interaction; Phylogenetic specialization; Functional specialization; Phylogenetic lineage; Functional trait; Pollinator competition

Realized trophic specialization, or the food resources with which a species interacts locally, is driven by a species fundamental niche, resource availability, and competition. However, the simultaneous effects of resource availability and competition on trophic specialization have yet to be investi...