Effects of climate on pollination networks in the West Indies

• Published in: Journal of tropical ecology Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 493 - 506
• Main Authors: González, Ana M. Martín, Dalsgaard, Bo, Ollerton, Jeff, Timmermann, Allan, Olesen, Jens M., Andersen, Laila, Tossas, Adrianne G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.09.2009
• Subjects: Bees; betweenness centrality; Biological and medical sciences; Birds; Climate; Climate effects; Climate models; Diptera; functional groups; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Highlands; Insect pollination; Insects; Lowlands; mutualisms; Plant physiology and development; Plant reproduction; Plant species; Plants; plant–animal interactions; Pollinating insects; Pollination; Pollinators; Rain; Rainfall; Rainforests; Sexual reproduction; temperature; Terrestrial ecosystems; Vegetative and sexual reproduction, floral biology, fructification; mutualisms; rainfall; temperature; functional groups; birds; insects; betweenness centrality; Diptera; plant–animal interactions; bees; Climate; Temperature; Mutualism; Pollination; plant-animal interactions

We studied the effect of climate on the plant-pollinator communities in the West Indies. We constructed plots of 200 m × 5 m in two distinct habitats on the islands of Dominica, Grenada and Puerto Rico (total of six plots) and recorded visitors to all plant species in flower. In total we recorded 44...