eprintid: 10094846 rev_number: 27 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/09/48/46 datestamp: 2020-04-16 09:32:47 lastmod: 2021-09-19 23:40:01 status_changed: 2020-04-16 09:32:47 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Walton, RE creators_name: Sayer, CD creators_name: Bennion, H creators_name: Axmacher, J title: Nocturnal pollinators strongly contribute to pollen transport of wild flowers in an agricultural landscape ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B03 divisions: C03 divisions: F26 keywords: ecological networks, crops, Lepidoptera, plant–pollinator relationships, ecosystem services, agro-ecosystems note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Dramatic declines in diurnal pollinators have created great scientific interest in plant–pollinator relationships and associated pollination services. Existing literature, however, is generally focused on diurnal pollinating insect taxa, especially on Apidae (Hymenoptera) and Syrphidae (Diptera) pollinators, while nocturnal macro-moths that comprise extremely species-rich flower-visiting families have been largely neglected. Here, we report that in agricultural landscapes, macro-moths can provide unique, highly complex pollen transport links, making them vital components of overall wild plant–pollinator networks in agro-ecosystems. Pollen transport occurred more frequently on the moths' ventral thorax rather than on their mouthparts that have been traditionally targeted for pollen swabbing. Pollen transport loads suggest that nocturnal moths contribute key pollination services for several wild plant families in agricultural landscapes, in addition to providing functional resilience to diurnal networks. Severe declines in richness and abundance of settling moth populations highlight the urgent need to include them in future management and conservation strategies within agricultural landscapes. date: 2020-05-27 date_type: published publisher: Royal Society, The official_url: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0877 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1776087 doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0877 lyricists_name: Axmacher, Jan lyricists_name: Bennion, Helen lyricists_name: Sayer, Carl lyricists_name: Walton, Richard lyricists_id: JCAXM98 lyricists_id: HBENN58 lyricists_id: CSAYE52 lyricists_id: REWAL56 actors_name: Austen, Jennifer actors_id: JAUST66 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Biology Letters volume: 16 number: 5 article_number: 20190877 citation: Walton, RE; Sayer, CD; Bennion, H; Axmacher, J; (2020) Nocturnal pollinators strongly contribute to pollen transport of wild flowers in an agricultural landscape. Biology Letters , 16 (5) , Article 20190877. 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0877 <https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0877>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10094846/3/Axmacher_Noct%20Pollinators%20BL%20final%20accepted%20version.pdf