Yearly fluctuations of flower landscape in a Mediterranean scrubland: Consequences for floral resource availability

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 1; p. e0191268
• Main Authors: Flo, Víctor, Bosch, Jordi, Arnan, Xavier, Primante, Clara, Martín González, Ana M., Barril-Graells, Helena, Rodrigo, Anselm
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 18.01.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animal reproduction; Animals; Annual variations; Availability; Biology and Life Sciences; Breeding success; Climate change; Communities; Composition effects; Computer and Information Sciences; Drought; Earth Sciences; Ecology; Ecosystem; Environmental aspects; Flowering; Flowers; Flowers & plants; Flowers - growth & development; Flowers - physiology; Fluctuations; Hymenoptera; Influence; Interannual variability; Mediterranean Region; Megachilidae; Nectar; Phenology; Phylogeny; Physiological aspects; Plant Nectar - biosynthesis; Plant reproduction; Pollen; Pollen - growth & development; Pollination; Pollinators; Rain; Reproduction; Resource availability; Rosmarinus officinalis; Seasons; Spain; Species composition; Species Specificity; Thymus vulgaris; Variability; Variation; Spain

Species flower production and flowering phenology vary from year to year due to extrinsic factors. Inter-annual variability in flowering patterns may have important consequences for attractiveness to pollinators, and ultimately, plant reproductive output. To understand the consequences of flowering...