Asynchrony among insect pollinator groups and flowering plants with elevation

Abstract Mountains influence species distribution through differing climate variables associated with increasing elevation. These factors determine species niche ranges and phenology. Although the distribution patterns of some specific insect groups relative to elevation have been determined, how di...

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Autores principales:	Opeyemi Adedoja, Temitope Kehinde, Michael J. Samways
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2020
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1ddc6374f83a4a41b2c9f6d9ebfd8c372021-12-02T16:34:04ZAsynchrony among insect pollinator groups and flowering plants with elevation10.1038/s41598-020-70055-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/1ddc6374f83a4a41b2c9f6d9ebfd8c372020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70055-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Mountains influence species distribution through differing climate variables associated with increasing elevation. These factors determine species niche ranges and phenology. Although the distribution patterns of some specific insect groups relative to elevation have been determined, how differing environmental conditions across elevation zones differentially influence the phenology of various insect groups is largely unknown. This is important in this era of rapid climate change. We assess here how species composition and seasonal peaks in abundance among different insect pollinator groups and flowering plants differ across four floristically distinct elevation zones up a sentinel mountain subject to strong weather events. We sampled insect pollinators in four major groups (bees, wasps, beetles and flies) over two spring seasons. Pollinator species composition across all elevation zones tracks flowering plant species composition. In terms of abundance, beetles were the dominant group across the three lower zones, but declined greatly in the summit zone, where flies and bees were more abundant. Bee abundance peaked earlier than the other groups across all four elevation zones, where there were significant peaks in abundance. Bee abundance peaked earlier than flowering plants at the middle zone and slightly later than flowering plants at the base zone, suggesting a mismatch. We conclude that, while elevation shapes species distribution, it also differentially influences species phenology. This may be of great significance in long-term assessment of species distribution in sensitive mountain ecosystems.Opeyemi AdedojaTemitope KehindeMichael J. SamwaysNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)
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description	Abstract Mountains influence species distribution through differing climate variables associated with increasing elevation. These factors determine species niche ranges and phenology. Although the distribution patterns of some specific insect groups relative to elevation have been determined, how differing environmental conditions across elevation zones differentially influence the phenology of various insect groups is largely unknown. This is important in this era of rapid climate change. We assess here how species composition and seasonal peaks in abundance among different insect pollinator groups and flowering plants differ across four floristically distinct elevation zones up a sentinel mountain subject to strong weather events. We sampled insect pollinators in four major groups (bees, wasps, beetles and flies) over two spring seasons. Pollinator species composition across all elevation zones tracks flowering plant species composition. In terms of abundance, beetles were the dominant group across the three lower zones, but declined greatly in the summit zone, where flies and bees were more abundant. Bee abundance peaked earlier than the other groups across all four elevation zones, where there were significant peaks in abundance. Bee abundance peaked earlier than flowering plants at the middle zone and slightly later than flowering plants at the base zone, suggesting a mismatch. We conclude that, while elevation shapes species distribution, it also differentially influences species phenology. This may be of great significance in long-term assessment of species distribution in sensitive mountain ecosystems.
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author	Opeyemi Adedoja Temitope Kehinde Michael J. Samways
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title	Asynchrony among insect pollinator groups and flowering plants with elevation
title_short	Asynchrony among insect pollinator groups and flowering plants with elevation
title_full	Asynchrony among insect pollinator groups and flowering plants with elevation
title_fullStr	Asynchrony among insect pollinator groups and flowering plants with elevation
title_full_unstemmed	Asynchrony among insect pollinator groups and flowering plants with elevation
title_sort	asynchrony among insect pollinator groups and flowering plants with elevation
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/1ddc6374f83a4a41b2c9f6d9ebfd8c37
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Asynchrony among insect pollinator groups and flowering plants with elevation

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