Extreme Drought Affects Visitation and Seed Set in a Plant Species in the Central Chilean Andes Heavily Dependent on Hummingbird Pollination

Extreme Drought Affects Visitation and Seed Set in a Plant Species in the Central Chilean Andes Heavily Dependent on Hummingbird Pollination

Rising temperatures and increasing drought in Mediterranean-type climate areas are expected to affect plant–pollinator interactions, especially in plant species with specialised pollination. Central Chile experienced a mega drought between 2010 and 2020 which reached an extreme in the austral summer...

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Main Authors: Mary T. K. Arroyo, Valeria Robles, Ítalo Tamburrino, Jaime Martínez-Harms, René D. Garreaud, Paola Jara-Arancio, Patricio Pliscoff, Ana Copier, Jonás Arenas, Joaquín Keymer, Kiara Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
central Chile
extreme drought
floral longevity
floral resources
hummingbird-pollination
<i>Mutisia subulata</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/11/1553

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