When the day ends: Review on the importance of nocturnal moths as pollinators in tropical ecosystems

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F25%3A00618763" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/25:00618763 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11310/25:10500419

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-tropical-ecology/article/abs/when-the-day-ends-review-on-the-importance-of-nocturnal-moths-as-pollinators-in-tropical-ecosystems/07263D4A5DAA25835D3ED2841689CFD6" target="_blank" >https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-tropical-ecology/article/abs/when-the-day-ends-review-on-the-importance-of-nocturnal-moths-as-pollinators-in-tropical-ecosystems/07263D4A5DAA25835D3ED2841689CFD6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0266467425000057" target="_blank" >10.1017/S0266467425000057</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

When the day ends: Review on the importance of nocturnal moths as pollinators in tropical ecosystems

Original language description

Despite the tropics harbouring tremendous diversity of species and interspecific interactions, tropical moths as pollinators remain understudied. This review synthesises the available knowledge on the role of nocturnal moths in pollination and their importance in tropical ecosystems. It identifies significant research gaps, methodological challenges, and geographical biases, offering cues for future research. Moths represent crucial pollinators for numerous tropical plants across more than 25 families. In tropical communities, plants with sphingophilous and phalaenophilous flowers account for 4% to 13%, while moth-pollinated plants represent up to 20% of species, highlighting their ecological significance. Current knowledge shows biases and constraints stemming from the challenges of nocturnal research, such as complex moth behaviour, observational difficulties, and equipment limitations in tropical areas. Future research should broaden sampling in understudied tropical ecosystems and combine advanced technologies like video recordings, AI-driven identification, and pollen metabarcoding with detailed studies of nocturnal pollinators' effectiveness in selected pollination systems. Moreover, such studies should integrate generalised pollination systems and community-level approaches to gather comprehensive datasets on nocturnal pollinators in the tropics. Filling these gaps is critical to understanding moths' ecological and evolutionary roles, particularly in the context of the changing climate.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10618 - Ecology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GM21-24186M" target="_blank" >GM21-24186M: Latitudinal patterns in specialisation of interspecific interactions: Cross-continental geographical patterns in plant-pollinator networks</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Tropical Ecology

ISSN

0266-4674

e-ISSN

1469-7831

Volume of the periodical

41

Issue of the periodical within the volume

MAR 28

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

e5

UT code for WoS article

001454678100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105001854574