RT Journal Article
T1 Revisiting florivory: an integrative review and global patterns of a neglected interaction
A1 Boaventura, Maria Gabriela
A1 Villamil, Nora
A1 López Teixido, Alberto
A1 Tito, Richard
A1 Vasconcelos, Heraldo
A1 Silveira, Fernando
A1 Cornelissen, Tatiana
AB Florivory is an ancient interaction which has rarely been quantified due to a lack of standardized protocols, thus impairing biogeographical and phylogenetic comparisons. We created a global, continuously updated, open-access database comprising 180 species and 64 families to compare floral damage between tropical and temperate plants, to examine the effects of plant traits on floral damage, and to explore the eco-evolutionary dynamics of flower–florivore interactions. Flower damage is widespread across angiosperms, but was two-fold higher in tropical vs temperate species, suggesting stronger fitness impacts in the tropics. Flowers were mostly damaged by chewers, but neither flower color nor symmetry explained differences in florivory. Herbivory and florivory levels were positively correlated within species, even though the richness of the florivore community does not affect florivory levels. We show that florivory impacts plant fitness via multiple pathways and that ignoring this interaction makes it more difficult to obtain a broad understanding of the ecology and evolution of angiosperms. Finally, we propose a standardized protocol for florivory measurements, and identify key research avenues that will help fill persistent knowledge gaps. Florivory is expected to be a central research topic in an epoch characterized by widespread decreases in insect populations that comprise both pollinators and florivores.
PB Wiley
SN 0028-646X
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94535
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94535
LA eng
NO Boaventura, Maria Gabriela, et al. «Revisiting Florivory: An Integrative Review and Global Patterns of a Neglected Interaction». New Phytologist, vol. 233, n.o 1, enero de 2022, pp. 132-44. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17670.
NO AcknowledgementsWe thank UFMG, UFSJ, CSEC, PPG-ECMVS and CAPES (Financial code 001) for continuous support. TC and FAOS received grants from CNPq (313007/2020-9) and FAPEMIG. We thank D. Negreiros for assistance with Fig. 1, and B. Soares for assistance with PGLS analyses. Data collection by NV was funded by a Davis Trust, Edinburgh University research grant. This study was partially financed by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) – Finance Code 001. We thank the three anonymous reviewers for their excellent comments, which significantly improved the manuscript.
NO Edinburgh University
NO Brazilian Federal Agency for Suport and Evaluation of Graduate Education
NO National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Brazil)
NO Minas Gerais State Agency for Research and Development (Brazil)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025