Neighbourhood flower diversity increases reproductive success of Lantana hypoleuca Briq (Verbenaceae)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The attraction of floral visitors depends on intrinsic plant traits and the surrounding floral abundance and diversity. Therefore, it is important to consider the conspecific and heterospecific co-flowering context to understand plant-pollinator interactions and, consequently, plant reproductive success. We investigated the influence of the floral neighbourhood on pollination of Lantana hypoleuca (Verbenaceae) in the Brazilian Campos rupestres. We evaluated how flower richness, conspecific and heterospecific abundance, and similarity in corolla length influence reproductive success (conspecific pollen deposition, heterospecific pollen deposition, and likelihood of fruit production) of L. hypoleuca individuals. For this, we evaluated the surrounding neighbourhood of 20 L. hypoleuca individuals. We recorded 73 visits of bees, butterflies, and wasps. Conspecific pollen was not related to any of the studied variables, while heterospecific pollen increased with plant richness. Finally, the likelihood of fruit production increased with plant species richness and decreased with conspecific floral abundance. The positive effect of plant species richness on plant reproduction suggests facilitative interactions, in which higher community diversity may attract a more diverse set of pollinators to L. hypoleuca. Our results stress the importance of assessing multiple community features and plant reproductive steps to better understand the complex co-flowering effects on pollination and reproduction.
Source: Plant Biology
DOI: 10.1111/plb.70044
Language: English
Topic: Plant and animal studies
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,400
Awards: G106030907, G1337451577, G1657169960, DIVERSIDADE BIÓTICA E SERVIÇOS ECOSSISTÊMICOS EM ÁREAS DE CERRADO DE MINAS GERAIS, IMPACTO DIRETOS E INDIRETOS DE VETORES DE ANTROPIZAÇÃO SOBRE COMUNIDADES ECOLÓGICAS EM DIFERENTES ESCALAS: IMPLICAÇÕES PARA CONSERVAÇÃO E MANEJO, G2614505387, G2823776494, CADEIA DE VALOR DO MEL NO SEMIÁRIDO MINEIRO - ANÁLISE ECOLÓGICA, SÓCIO-ECONÔMICA E ORGANOLÉPTICA COM VISTAS À EXPORTAÇÃO E AMPLIAÇÃO DO MERCADO DE MEIS ESPECIAIS., REDE MONTANHAS - MUDANÇAS NA BIODIVERSIDADE E SERVIÇOS ECOSSISTÊMICOS ASSOCIADAS A DIFERENTES USOS DO SOLO DE MONTANHAS TROPICAIS, ESTRUTURA, COMPOSIÇÃO, FUNCIONAMENTO E CONSERVAÇÃO DE TURFEIRAS DO ESPINHAÇO MERIDIONAL, G4770845057, G498872439, G508739502, IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO SÍTIO PELD “TURFEIRAS DA SERRA DO ESPINHAÇO MERIDIONAL: SERVIÇOS ECOSSISTÊMICOS E BIODIVERSIDADE" – PELD/TURF, DIVERSIDADE FILOGENÉTICA, FUNCIONAL E TEMPORAL NA ESTRUTURAÇÃO DE COMUNIDADES ECOLÓGICAS MULTICAMADAS.
OpenAlex ID: W4410696731