The evolution, ecology, and conservation of hummingbirds and their interactions with flowering plants

KG Leimberger, B Dalsgaard, JA Tobias… - Biological …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The ecological co‐dependency between plants and hummingbirds is a classic example of a
mutualistic interaction: hummingbirds rely on floral nectar to fuel their rapid metabolisms …

Widespread vulnerability of flowering plant seed production to pollinator declines

JG Rodger, JM Bennett, M Razanajatovo, TM Knight… - Science …, 2021‏ - science.org
Despite evidence of pollinator declines from many regions across the globe, the threat this
poses to plant populations is not clear because plants can often produce seeds without …

Urban areas as hotspots for bees and pollination but not a panacea for all insects

P Theodorou, R Radzevičiūtė, G Lentendu… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Urbanisation is an important global driver of biodiversity change, negatively impacting some
species groups whilst providing opportunities for others. Yet its impact on ecosystem …

Natural hazard threats to pollinators and pollination

CC Nicholson, PA Egan - Global change biology, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Natural hazards are naturally occurring physical events that can impact human welfare both
directly and indirectly, via shocks to ecosystems and the services they provide. Animal …

Competition for pollinators destabilizes plant coexistence

CA Johnson, P Dutt, JM Levine - Nature, 2022‏ - nature.com
Mounting concern over the global decline of pollinators has fuelled calls for investigating
their role in maintaining plant diversity,. Theory predicts that competition for pollinators can …

Monitoring the birds and the bees: Environmental DNA metabarcoding of flowers detects plant–animal interactions

JP Newton, PW Bateman, MJ Heydenrych… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Animal pollinators are vital for the reproduction of~ 90% of flowering plants. However, many
of these pollinating species are experiencing declines globally, making effective pollinator …

Land use and pollinator dependency drives global patterns of pollen limitation in the Anthropocene

JM Bennett, JA Steets, JH Burns, LA Burkle… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Land use change, by disrupting the co-evolved interactions between plants and their
pollinators, could be causing plant reproduction to be limited by pollen supply. Using a …

Temporal scale‐dependence of plant–pollinator networks

B Schwarz, DP Vázquez, PJ CaraDonna, TM Knight… - Oikos, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
The study of mutualistic interaction networks has led to valuable insights into ecological and
evolutionary processes. However, our understanding of network structure may depend upon …

Global warming promotes biological invasion of a honey bee pest

B Cornelissen, P Neumann… - Global change …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and biological invasions are two major global environmental challenges.
Both may interact, eg via altered impact and distribution of invasive alien species. Even …

Quantifying services and disservices provided by insects and vertebrates in cacao agroforestry landscapes

J Vansynghel, C Ocampo-Ariza… - … of the Royal …, 2022‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Animals provide services such as pollination and pest control in cacao agroforestry systems,
but also disservices. Yet, their combined contributions to crop yield and fruit loss are mostly …