HURRICANE-ANDREW AND A FLORIDA FIG POLLINATION MUTUALISM - RESILIENCE OF AN OBLIGATE INTERACTION

被引:42
作者
BRONSTEIN, JL
HOSSAERTMCKEY, M
机构
[1] UNIV MIAMI,DEPT BIOL,CORAL GABLES,FL 33124
[2] CNRS,CEFE,F-34033 MONTPELLIER,FRANCE
关键词
AGAONINAE; CLIMATE; FICUS AUREA; FIGS; FLORIDA; HURRICANE ANDREW; INSECTS; MUTUALISM; POLLINATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;
D O I
10.2307/2388922
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
The obligate mutualism between rigs and their species-specific pollinator wasps has been thought to be relatively fragile in the face of population fluctuations of either mutualist. Here we report on the recovery of a Florida fig pollination mutualism devastated by Hurricane Andrew in August 1992. Damage to Ficus aurea included loss of all leaves and fruits and many branches, as well as the presumed local extinction of its pollinator Pegoscapus jimenezi. Within five months, however, fig flowering plenology and fig wasp abundance (measured by the number of pollinators entering inflorescences) had recovered to near prehurricane levels. Unusual phenological traits of F. aurea may have aided in the rapid reestablishment of pollinator populations; in addition, the wasps may have previously underappreciated capacities for long distance movements. This study suggests chat obligate interactions can be surprisingly resilient to certain population-level catastrophes.
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页码:373 / 381
页数:9
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