NCEAS Project 6460
Beyond hand-pollinations: Linking pollen limitation to plant population biology
- Tia-Lynn Ashman
- Tiffany M. Knight
- Susan J. Mazer
- Martin Morgan
Pollen Limitation Survey Form (Word Document)
| Activity | Dates | Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| Working Group | 21st—26th February 2003 | Participant List |
| Working Group | 16th—20th October 2003 | Participant List |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 5th January—3rd December 2004 | Participant List |
| Working Group | 20th—23rd February 2004 | Participant List |
| Working Group | 30th September—4th October 2004 | Participant List |
Abstract
Pollen sufficiency is an important determinant of plant reproductive success, and thus a major driver in plant ecology and evolution. Despite hundreds of empirical studies addressing the causes and consequences of pollen limitation, we lack a quantitative synthesis. Our working group will bring together evolutionary biologists, pollination ecologists, plant demographers, and theoreticians to produce new insight into the ecological and evolutionary significance of pollen limitation. We will 1) use contemporary theory as a framework for synthesis (via meta-analysis) of published and unpublished empirical data to determine the ecological attributes that are generally associated with pollen limitation, and 2) develop new theory that integrates pollen limitation with plant modularity, resource allocation and perenniality, as well as with plant demography, population growth rates and time to extinction.
| Type | Products of NCEAS Research |
|---|---|
| Journal Article | Alonso, Conchita; Vamosi, Jana C.; Knight, Tiffany M.; Steets, Janette A.; Ashman, Tia-Lynn. 2010. Is reproduction of endemic plant species particularly pollen limited in biodiversity hotspots?. Oikos. Vol: 119. Pages 1192-1200. (Online version) |
| Journal Article | Ashman, Tia-Lynn; Morgan, Martin. 2004. Explaining phenotypic selection on plant attractive characters: Male function, gender balance or ecological context?. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. Vol: 271(1539). Pages 553-559. |
| Journal Article | Ashman, Tia-Lynn; Knight, Tiffany M.; Steets, Janette A.; Amarasekare, Priyanga; Burd, Martin; Campbell, Diane; Dudash, Michele R.; Johnston, Mark O.; Mazer, Susan J.; Mitchell, Randall; Morgan, Martin; Wilson, Will G. 2004. Pollen limitation of plant reproduction: Ecological and evolutionary causes and consequences. Ecology. Vol: 85(9). Pages 2408-2421. |
| Journal Article | Burd, Martin; Ashman, Tia-Lynn; Campbell, Diane; Dudash, Michele R.; Johnston, Mark O.; Knight, Tiffany M.; Mazer, Susan J.; Mitchell, Randall; Steets, Janette A.; Vamosi, Jana C. 2009. Ovule number per flower in a world of unpredictable pollination. American Journal of Botany. Vol: 96(6). Pages 11591167. |
| Journal Article | Knight, Tiffany M.; Steets, Janette A.; Vamosi, Jana C.; Mazer, Susan J.; Burd, Martin; Campbell, Diane; Dudash, Michele R.; Johnston, Mark O.; Mitchell, Randall; Ashman, Tia-Lynn. 2005. Pollen limitation of plant reproduction: Pattern and process. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics. Vol: 36. Pages 467-497. |
| Journal Article | Knight, Tiffany M.; McCoy, Michael W.; Chase, Jonathan M.; Holt, Robert D.; McCoy, Krista A. 2005. Trophic cascades across ecosystems. Nature. Vol: 437. |
| Journal Article | Knight, Tiffany M.; Steets, Janette A.; Ashman, Tia-Lynn. 2006. A quantitative synthesis of pollen supplementation experiments highlights the contribution of resource reallocation to estimates of pollen limitation. American Journal of Botany. Vol: 93. Pages 271-277. |
| Data Set | Knight, Tiffany M.; Ashman, Tia-Lynn; Steets, Janette A. 2006. Pollen supplementation meta-analysis. (Online version) |
| Journal Article | Knight, Tiffany M.; Chase, Jonathan M.; Hillebrand, Helmut; Holt, Robert D. 2006. Predation on mutualists can reduce the strength of trophic cascades. Ecology Letters. Vol: 9. Pages 1173-1178. |
| Journal Article | Morgan, Martin; Wilson, Will G.; Knight, Tiffany M. 2005. Plant population dynamics, pollinator foraging, and the selection of self-fertilization. American Naturalist. Vol: 166(2). Pages 169-183. |
| Journal Article | Morgan, Martin; Wilson, Will G. 2005. Self-fertilization and the escape from pollen limitation in variable pollination environments. Evolution. Vol: 59(5). Pages 1143-1148. |
| Presentations | Morgan, Martin. 2005. The function and evolution of floral design and display. International Botanical Congress. Vienna, Austria. |
| Presentations | Morgan, Martin. 2005. Variable pollination environments and the selection of self-fertilization. Society for the Study of Evolution. Fairbanks, AK. |
| Journal Article | Vamosi, Jana C.; Knight, Tiffany M.; Steets, Janette A.; Mazer, Susan J.; Burd, Martin; Ashman, Tia-Lynn. 2006. Pollination decays in biodiversity hotspots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Vol: 103(4). Pages 956-961. |