Landscape-level effects on pollination networks and fruit-set of crops in tropical small-holder agroecosystems
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Landscape-level effects on pollination networks and fruit-set of crops in tropical small-holder agroecosystems. / Sritongchuay, Tuanjit; Dalsgaard, Bo; Wayo, Kanuengnit; Zou, Yi; Simla, Pattraporn; Tanalgo, Krizler Cejuela; Orr, Michael C.; Hughes, Alice C.
In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, Vol. 339, 108112, 2022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Landscape-level effects on pollination networks and fruit-set of crops in tropical small-holder agroecosystems
AU - Sritongchuay, Tuanjit
AU - Dalsgaard, Bo
AU - Wayo, Kanuengnit
AU - Zou, Yi
AU - Simla, Pattraporn
AU - Tanalgo, Krizler Cejuela
AU - Orr, Michael C.
AU - Hughes, Alice C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - There is a global concern of pollinator declines and linked ecosystem service losses. However, although land-use changes are a primary threat to biodiversity, how land-use change affects pollinator communities, pollination networks and fruit-set of food crops is poorly understood. The impact of land-use changes is especially understudied in tropical systems, even though most tropical crops are highly dependent on animal pollination. Using 40 sites to investigate diurnal and nocturnal flower visitors in small-scale agroecosystems across land-use gradients in Thailand and tropical South-western China, we show that habitat structure shapes pollinator communities at local (floral species richness) and landscape level (percentage of tree plantation in a 500 m radius and percentage forest in a 5 km radius), influencing both the species richness of pollinators and their visitation rates. These, in turn, alter plant-pollinator network structure: community-level specialization increases with floral species richness and percentage of forest cover. However, the specialization decreases with percentage of tree plantation, illustrating that natural habitat better supports specialized species. Furthermore, fruit-sets of several crops were affected by land-use. Notably, fruit-set of mango was positively associated with the percentage of forest cover in the surrounding landscape. These findings reveal how land-use influence pollinator communities and highlight how natural habitats may safeguard ecosystem services.
AB - There is a global concern of pollinator declines and linked ecosystem service losses. However, although land-use changes are a primary threat to biodiversity, how land-use change affects pollinator communities, pollination networks and fruit-set of food crops is poorly understood. The impact of land-use changes is especially understudied in tropical systems, even though most tropical crops are highly dependent on animal pollination. Using 40 sites to investigate diurnal and nocturnal flower visitors in small-scale agroecosystems across land-use gradients in Thailand and tropical South-western China, we show that habitat structure shapes pollinator communities at local (floral species richness) and landscape level (percentage of tree plantation in a 500 m radius and percentage forest in a 5 km radius), influencing both the species richness of pollinators and their visitation rates. These, in turn, alter plant-pollinator network structure: community-level specialization increases with floral species richness and percentage of forest cover. However, the specialization decreases with percentage of tree plantation, illustrating that natural habitat better supports specialized species. Furthermore, fruit-sets of several crops were affected by land-use. Notably, fruit-set of mango was positively associated with the percentage of forest cover in the surrounding landscape. These findings reveal how land-use influence pollinator communities and highlight how natural habitats may safeguard ecosystem services.
KW - Backyard garden
KW - Land-use
KW - Pollination network
KW - Reproductive success
U2 - 10.1016/j.agee.2022.108112
DO - 10.1016/j.agee.2022.108112
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85135699454
VL - 339
JO - Applied Soil Ecology
JF - Applied Soil Ecology
SN - 0929-1393
M1 - 108112
ER -
ID: 322553607