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   
 
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