Plant reproductive trade-offs and plant-pollinator interactions at contrasting ecological scales
Global change is threatening both plant and pollinator species, leading to a rapid loss of ecological interactions. Surprisingly, our knowledge of plant reproductive ecology and plant-pollinator interactions remains largely disconnected and there is a need to better understand how plant reproductive strategies affect, and are affected by, the structure of plant-pollinator interactions. During this talk, I'm going to show how I have tried to progress knowledge on this issue with the work conducted during my thesis at University of New England (Australia). Specifically, I'm going to explore: (i) plant reproductive trade-offs; (ii) how these trade-offs determine plant-pollinator interactions and (iii) the effects of pollinator sharing for plant reproduction.