Effects of pollinator declines on grassland plant communities in two experimental platforms

Beskrivning

In Europe, semi-natural grasslands are among the most diverse ecosystems. Pollinator availability in grasslands has been shown to be linked to shifts in plant community composition, but little is known about how the ongoing pollinator
declines could be driving these changes. To investigate this, we set up two multiyear experimental platforms. We studied plant community composition, reproductive success and floral resources both in the field along a pollination intensity gradient with an added pollinator reduction treatment and in a controlled multi-factorial mesocosm experiment within an artificially sown grassland. Our first results give insight into phenological changes in a pollinator deprived environment
as well as how different plant functional groups react to pollinator declines. Anticipating plant community changes brought about by pollinator declines is an important prerequisite for targeted conservation measures to preserve species
diversity in our most precious ecosystems.

Period	2024 mars 13
Evenemangstitel	Nordic Oikos 2024: New perspectives in ecological and evolutionary research
Typ av evenemang	Konferens
Plats	Lund, SverigeVisa på karta
Omfattning	Internationell