High modularity of plant-pollinator interactions in an urban garden is driven by phenological continuity and flower morphology
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F25%3A00635667" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/25:00635667 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60076658:12310/25:43909942
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11252-025-01737-z" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11252-025-01737-z</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-025-01737-z" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11252-025-01737-z</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
High modularity of plant-pollinator interactions in an urban garden is driven by phenological continuity and flower morphology
Original language description
Garden flowers play a vital role in urban environments, supporting pollinator communities. Yet, the extent to which floral traits shape urban pollination networks remains poorly understood. This study investigated how garden plants shape year-round pollination networks, sampled in weekly surveys in an urban subtropical garden. We focused on the role of floral morphology (corolla depth), type of resource, relatedness, and phenology in the organization of interactions. We determined whether modularity and species roles were influenced by these floral traits, comparing if legitimate pollination, illegitimate (i.e. non-pollinating) interactions and all interactions had similar drivers. All networks were modular, and in the overall network plants within the same module were morphologically and phylogenetically similar while their phenology was significantly overdispersed throughout the year. Peripheral species, those with few interactions and restricted to a single module, dominated all networks, representing over 85% of interactions. We found that phenology was related to the species role of overall network connectors (species that connect modules) and legitimate module hubs (species that connect their own modules). Both showed no overlap in their flowering periods, providing floral resources at different times of the year. Each module functioned as a distinct unit, showing year-round availability of resources to support its pollinators. This suggests that resource continuity and trait-based filtering may shape pollinator assemblages influencing ecological resilience in urban habitats. Even interactions that do not contribute to plant reproduction can sustain a diverse fauna, highlighting the importance of these interactions in urban green space planning and management.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - 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
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Urban Ecosystems
ISSN
1083-8155
e-ISSN
1573-1642
Volume of the periodical
28
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
126
UT code for WoS article
001493657900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105005717410