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| Author(s): |
Campbell, Alistair John
[1, 2]
;
Carvalheiro, Luisa Gigante
[3, 4]
;
Gastauer, Markus
[2, 5]
;
Almeida-Neto, Mario
[3]
;
Giannini, Tereza Cristina
[2, 5]
Total Authors: 5
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Embrapa Amazonia Oriental, Belem, Para - Brazil
[2] Inst Tecnol Vale, Belem, Para - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Goias, Dept Ecol, Goiania, Go - Brazil
[4] Univ Lisbon, Ctr Ecol Evolut & Environm Changes, Lisbon - Portugal
[5] Univ Fed Para, Belem, Para - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS; v. 9, NOV 22 2019. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
The alarming rate of global pollinator decline has made habitat restoration for pollinators a conservation priority. At the same time, empirical and theoretical studies on plant-pollinator networks have demonstrated that plant species are not equally important for pollinator community persistence and restoration. However, the scarcity of comprehensive datasets on plant-pollinator networks in tropical ecosystems constrains their practical value for pollinator restoration. As closely-related species often share traits that determine ecological interactions, phylogenetic relationships could inform restoration programs in data-scarce regions. Here, we use quantitative bee-plant networks from Brazilian ecosystems to test if priority plant species for different restoration criteria (bee species richness and visitation rates) can be identified using interaction networks; if phylogenetic relationships alone can guide plant species selection; and how restoration criteria influence restored network properties and function. We found plant species that maximised the benefits of habitat restoration for bees (i.e., generalists and those with distinct flower-visitor species) were clustered in a small number of phylogenetically-diverse plant families, and that prioritising the recovery of bee visitation rates improved both stability and function of restored plant-pollinator networks. Our approach can help guide restoration of pollinator communities, even where information on local ecosystems is limited. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 04/15801-0 - Biodiversity and sustainable use of pollinators, with emphasis on Meliponini bees |
| Grantee: | Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants |