2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Network sructure of pant-pollinator interactions in a Bornean tropical forest
| Project/Area Number |
20405009
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Ecology/Environment
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University (2013)
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (2008-2012) |
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Principal Investigator |
SAKAI Shoko 京都大学, 生態学研究センター, 准教授 (30361306)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008-04-08 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 熱帯林 / 送粉 / ネットワーク |
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| Research Abstract |
This study investigated what characterized plant-pollinator interactions in tropical forests and their evolution using two approaches. The first approach was to estimate evolution of pollination systems of selected plant groups. It confirmed that pollination system had frequently changed, while options of pollination systems each group had might be very limited. The second was analyses of plant-pollinator network structure of the whole community. Comparison of network structure of tropical communities with those of other regions revealed that tropical communities more severely suffer from pollinator shortage, and it is a major factor that structure plant-pollinator networks.
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