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niche contraction — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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niche contraction

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 8 | Mentions: 9

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Knowledge graph centered on niche contraction with 71 nodes and 164 connections. Top connected: Hummingbird, Bombus, Delphinium, Spruce, phenological mismatch.

Publications (9)

Perturbations in plant-pollinator networks: Integrating theoretical and empirical approaches to understand responses to global change

2022primary focus

Temporal scale-dependence of plant–pollinator networks

2020Oikoscontext

Climate change, phenological shifts, and species interactions: Case studies in subalpine plant and migratory fish populations

Examining the impact of pollen diet composition on bee development and lifespan

2018primary focus

Differences in Evolutionary History and Ploidy Type Shape the Interactions of <i>Populus tremuloides</i> Michx. with Climate

2017measured variable

Individual variation in plant traits drives species interactions, ecosystem functioning, and responses to global change.

2016primary focus

Ecosystem responses to warming-induced plant species loss and increased nitrogen availability in a Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow

The structure of plant-pollinator interactions in montane meadow environments

Related Concepts (10)

climate change

phenomenon9 shared papers

pollen provision composition

measurement9 shared papers

plant-pollinator mutualism

process8 shared papers

bee conservation

framework7 shared papers

mutualisms

process5 shared papers

temporal flexibility

phenomenon5 shared papers

network representation

framework5 shared papers

floral morphology

measurement4 shared papers

ecosystem function

process4 shared papers

trait variation

measurement4 shared papers

Frequently Associated Species

Asteraceae

Asteraceae5 papers

Polygonum

Bombus

Lathyrus

Ranunculus

Ranunculaceae5 papers

Taraxacum

Asteraceae5 papers

Potentilla

Rosaceae5 papers

Lupinus

Fabaceae4 papers

Delphinium nuttallianum

Ranunculaceae4 papers

Aquilegia

Ranunculaceae4 papers

2004

measured variable

The structure of plant-pollinator interactions in montane meadow environments

2004primary focus