Plant distributions are changing at unprecedented rates, primarily due to habitat clearance and the spread of alien invasive species. Landscape pattern and local density can affect plant sexual processes, particularly those mediated by biotic vectors, by acting on the composition and behavior of pollinators and seed dispersers. Ecologists are now grappling with the likely effects of these altered processes on future forest composition as existing plant reproductive mutualisms break down or adjust to new spatial circumstances. Here, we introduce five papers that address pollinator responses and pollination outcomes in a variety of human-dominated landscapes and emphasize the need to better understand the dynamic nature of plant–pollinator interactions.
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1 June 2004
Sex in Space: Pollination among Spatially Isolated Plants
Jaboury Ghazoul,
R. Uma Shaanker
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BIOTROPICA
Vol. 36 • No. 2
June 2004
Vol. 36 • No. 2
June 2004
density
forest fragmentation
invasive species
landscape pattern
mutualism
Plant regeneration
pollinators