What do we know about the effects of landscape changes on plant–pollinator interaction networks?

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 31; pp. 35 - 40
• Main Authors: Ferreira, Patrícia Alves, Boscolo, Danilo, Viana, Blandina Felipe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Agricultural development; agroecosystems; Animal–plant interactions; biodiversity; conservation plants; crops; cross pollination; Ecosystem services; habitat destruction; habitats; Landscape fragmentation; landscapes; nestedness; nesting; Pollination; pollinators; sexual reproduction; surveys; Agricultural development; Ecosystem services; Animal–plant interactions; Landscape fragmentation; Pollination

Biotic interactions play an important role on the organization and persistence of biodiversity. Unnatural modifications of landscape structure such as habitat loss and fragmentation can isolate populations and disrupt biological communities, affecting species survival and altering the complex set of...