Broader phenology of pollinator activity and higher plant reproductive success in an urban habitat compared to a rural one

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 10; no. 20; pp. 11607 - 11621
• Main Authors: Zaninotto, Vincent, Raynaud, Xavier, Gendreau, Emmanuel, Kraepiel, Yvan, Motard, Eric, Babiar, Olivier, Hansart, Amandine, Hignard, Cécile, Dajoz, Isabelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2020; Wiley Open Access; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Adaptation; Animal reproduction; Autumn; Bees; Breeding success; Bumblebees; Climate change; Environmental Sciences; Flowering; flowering phenology manipulation; Flowers & plants; Grasslands; Habitats; Insects; Lotus corniculatus; Original Research; Ornamental plants; Phenology; Plant communities; Plant reproduction; plant reproductive success; plant–pollinator interactions; Pollination; pollinator assemblage composition; Pollinators; Reproduction; Seeds; Sinapis alba; Suburban areas; Success; Urban areas; Urban environments; Urban heat islands; urban–rural gradient; France; urban–rural gradient; pollinator assemblage composition; flowering phenology manipulation; Lotus corniculatus; phenology; plant reproductive success; Sinapis alba; plant–pollinator interactions

Urban habitat characteristics create environmental filtering of pollinator communities. They also impact pollinating insect phenology through the presence of an urban heat island and the year‐round availability of floral resources provided by ornamental plants. Here, we monitored the phenology and c...