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Angiosperm Diversity in Pollination Systems

Author(s): Jana Vamosi1, Cristopher Albor1, Justine Doll1, Maria Baboi1, Mindi Summers1, Sarah Adams1

University of Calgary

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This activity is designed for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students engaged in ecology and biodiversity sustainability studies. This activity will explore how plant-pollinator interactions can provide an estimate of ecosystem health. We…

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This activity is designed for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students engaged in ecology and biodiversity sustainability studies. This activity will explore how plant-pollinator interactions can provide an estimate of ecosystem health. We will learn the parts of basic interaction networks. We will use basic network analysis to evaluate plant-pollinator interactions through creating bipartite plots and calculating nestedness. This project aims to share and disseminate the latest knowledge on plant-pollinator relationships in Canada and help student develop skills in community science data generation.

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Version 1.0 - published on 03 Jun 2024 doi:10.25334/RGX9-A945 - cite this

Keywords

  1. data visualization
  2. Biodiversity
  3. plants
  4. Plant-insect interactions
  5. network
  6. insects
  7. BLUE
  8. pollinators

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The example in this exercise uses data from the Calgary Pollinators Project on iNaturalist. You will learn about plant-pollinator networks and how to visualize and analyze a plant-pollinator network. You will use observations of pollinators that visited flowering angiosperm species at two parks in Calgary – Nose Hill Park and Prince’s Island Park. However, you may adapt this guide for any project on iNaturalist, or for different city parks within the Calgary Pollinators Project.  

Students collaborate to explore plant-pollinator interactions in different communities (largely in urban settings) and discuss how these interactions contribute to ecosystem resiliency. 

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