ReviewEmerging topics in life sciences2020
Global warming and plant-pollinator mismatches.
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82 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Soil microbiomes conditioned by long-term warming affect plant belowground performance.Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2026Article
- Energy availability outperforms topographic heterogeneity in predicting global patterns of mountain endemic plant richness.iScience · 2026Article
- Anther and pollen thermotolerance: molecular mechanisms and implications for plant reproduction under heat stress.Planta · 2026Review
- Surviving in the mountains: temperature and elevation have contrasting physiological effects and no effect on morphology of the hoverfly Eristalis tenax in the Himalayas.Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2026Article
- Geographic variation in floral scent reinforces local pollinator attraction in the fig-fig wasp mutualism.BMC ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Adaptive evolution can mitigate the negative effects of temperature stress on plant-pollinator interactions.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Wild bee diversity in the Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse National Park (Belgium).Biodiversity data journal · 2026Article
- Plant origin and irrigation influence floral resource value and pollinator attraction to ornamental plants.PeerJ · 2026Article
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- Increasing temperatures affect thoracic muscle performance in Arctic bumblebees.Nature communications · 2025Article
- The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: Climate change, human activity, and plant diversity.Plant diversity · 2025Review
- Evidence of plasticity inAoB PLANTS · 2025Article
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Abstract
The mutualism between plants and their pollinators provides globally important ecosystem services, but it is likely to be disrupted by global warming that can cause mismatches between both halves of this interaction. In this review, we summarise the available evidence on (i) spatial or (ii) phenological shifts of one or both of the actors of this mutualism. While the occurrence of future spatial mismatches is predominantly theoretical and based on predictive models, there is growing empirical evidence of phenological mismatches occurring at the present day. Mismatches may also occur when pollinators and their host plants are still found together. These mismatches can arise due to (iii) morphological modifications and (iv) disruptions to host attraction and foraging behaviours, and it is expected that these mismatches will lead to novel community assemblages. Overall plant-pollinator interactions seem to be resilient biological networks, particularly because generalist species can buffer these changes due to their plastic behaviour. However, we currently lack information on where and why spatial mismatches do occur and how they impact the fitness of plants and pollinators, in order to fully assess if adaptive evolutionary changes can keep pace with global warming predictions.
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