The Effects of Disturbance on Plant–Pollinator Interactions in the Native Forests of an Oceanic Island (Terceira, Azores)
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Flowering Plant Composition and Insect Visitation Networks
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Plant Species, Flower Availability, and Flower-Visiting Insects
3.2. Insect Visitation Networks and Plant–Insect Associations
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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LOMBA | PICO GALHARDO | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Preserved | Disturbed | Preserved | Disturbed | |
Flowering plant species richness | 7 | 12 | 9 | 14 |
Average flowering plant species richness | 2.8 ± 0.9 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 3.5 ± 1.5 | 3.4 ± 1.3 |
Average flower availability | 51.1 ± 27.5 | 33.8 ± 12.8 | 90.8 ± 41.3 | 55.6 ± 38.4 |
Insect visitor richness | 30 | 37 | 25 | 22 |
Average insect visitor richness | 9.9 ± 2.7 | 11.0 ± 4.3 | 4.4 ± 1.9 | 3.5 ± 2.6 |
LOMBA | PICO GALHARDO | |||
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POLLINATOR GROUPS | Preserved | Disturbed | Preserved | Disturbed |
Beetles (Coleoptera) | 9.1 | 6.9 | 28.7 | 2.0 |
Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) | 6.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0 |
Hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) | 39.7 | 25.7 | 15.1 | 25.0 |
Other flies (Diptera) | 44.2 | 39.6 | 51.5 | 46.4 |
Ants and wasps (Hymenoptera) | 0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 14.3 |
Bees and bumblebees (Hymenoptera, Anthophila) | 0.9 | 24.1 | 1.1 | 12.2 |
Introduced insects | 5.1 | 33.5 | 5.7 | 15.2 |
LOMBA | PICO GALHARDO | |||
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NETWORK METRICS | Preserved | Disturbed | Preserved | Disturbed |
Links per species | 1.514 | 2.128 | 0.968 | 1.333 |
Connectance | 0.353 | 0.270 | 0.200 | 0.227 |
Nestedness | 18.130 | 13.584 | 22.098 | 14.312 |
Interaction strength asymmetry | 0.404 | 0.229 | 0.720 | 0.207 |
Specialization (H2) | 0.389 | 0.320 | 0.507 | 0.315 |
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Boieiro, M.; Ferreira, M.; Ceia-Hasse, A.; Esposito, F.; Santos, R.; Pozsgai, G.; Borges, P.A.V.; Rego, C. The Effects of Disturbance on Plant–Pollinator Interactions in the Native Forests of an Oceanic Island (Terceira, Azores). Insects 2025, 16, 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16010014
Boieiro M, Ferreira M, Ceia-Hasse A, Esposito F, Santos R, Pozsgai G, Borges PAV, Rego C. The Effects of Disturbance on Plant–Pollinator Interactions in the Native Forests of an Oceanic Island (Terceira, Azores). Insects. 2025; 16(1):14. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16010014
Chicago/Turabian StyleBoieiro, Mário, Mariana Ferreira, Ana Ceia-Hasse, Fabiana Esposito, Renata Santos, Gabor Pozsgai, Paulo A. V. Borges, and Carla Rego. 2025. "The Effects of Disturbance on Plant–Pollinator Interactions in the Native Forests of an Oceanic Island (Terceira, Azores)" Insects 16, no. 1: 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16010014
APA StyleBoieiro, M., Ferreira, M., Ceia-Hasse, A., Esposito, F., Santos, R., Pozsgai, G., Borges, P. A. V., & Rego, C. (2025). The Effects of Disturbance on Plant–Pollinator Interactions in the Native Forests of an Oceanic Island (Terceira, Azores). Insects, 16(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16010014