Plant-pollinator networks in the tropics: a review

J Vizentin-Bugoni, PK Maruyama, CS de Souza… - Ecological networks in …, 2018 - Springer
Most tropical plants rely on animals for pollination, thus engaging in complex interaction
networks. Here, we present a global overview of pollination networks and point out research …

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 …

Temporal variation in plant–pollinator networks from seasonal tropical environments: higher specialization when resources are scarce

CS Souza, PK Maruyama, C Aoki, MR Sigrist… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The temporal dynamics of plant phenology and pollinator abundance across seasons
should influence the structure of plant–pollinator interaction networks. Nevertheless, such …

Assessing ecological interactions in urban areas using citizen science data: Insights from hummingbird–plant meta-networks in a tropical megacity

OH Marín-Gómez, CR Flores… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urbanization is one of the most intensive threats to biodiversity worldwide. The rapid sprawl
of urban settings often comprises a drastic landscape transformation due to the replacement …

Plant-hummingbird interaction networks in urban areas: Generalization and the importance of trees with specialized flowers as a nectar resource for pollinator …

PK Maruyama, C Bonizário, AP Marcon… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cities harbour considerable biodiversity and there has been an increased concern about the
conservation of pollinators in urban environments. Here, we evaluated how urbanization …

Global patterns of interaction specialization in bird–flower networks

TB Zanata, BO Dalsgaard, FC Passos… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Among the world's three major nectar‐feeding bird taxa, hummingbirds are the most
phenotypically specialized for nectarivory, followed by sunbirds, while the honeyeaters are …

Pollen analysis reveals the effects of uncovered interactions, pollen‐carrying structures, and pollinator sex on the structure of wild bee–plant networks

C Tourbez, C Gómez‐Martínez… - Insect …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pollination networks are increasingly used to model the complexity of interactions between
pollinators and flowering plants in communities. Different methods exist to sample these …

Plant‐centred sampling estimates higher beta diversity of interactions than pollinator‐based sampling across habitats

CS Souza, PK Maruyama, KCBS Santos… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
When describing plant–animal interaction networks, sampling can be performed using plant‐
or animal‐centred approaches. Despite known effects of sampling on network structure, how …

Tropical urban areas support highly diverse plant-pollinator interactions: An assessment from Brazil

VT Nascimento, K Agostini, CS Souza… - Landscape and Urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban areas contribute to conservation of pollinators, but we lack assessments from the
most biodiverse tropical regions in the world. We synthesized studies on urban plant …

The topological differences between visitation and pollen transport networks: a comparison in species rich communities of the Himalaya–Hengduan Mountains

YH Zhao, A Lázaro, ZX Ren, W Zhou, HD Li, ZB Tao… - Oikos, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Pollination networks are usually constructed and assessed by direct field observations
which commonly assume that all flower visitors are true pollinators. However, this …