Red de interacción planta-visitador floral del matorral andino del valle de Toro, provincia La Unión, Arequipa
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Rodríguez Pinto, Daissy Domitila
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Abstract
La polinización es una de las interacciones ecológicas esenciales para el mantenimiento de la diversidad y productividad de los ecosistemas, involucrando un amplio rango de especies relacionadas morfológica, evolutiva y funcionalmente. En este estudio se describe y analiza la estructura de la red de interacción planta-visitador floral de un matorral andino del sur peruano, un ecosistema de gran importancia ecológica y económica. Se establecieron dos transectos compuestos por seis subtransectos de 50 metros de longitud y tres metros de ancho, en los cuales se registraron todas las especies de plantas en floración y visitadores florales, durante tres días de observación por transecto. A partir de estos datos se elaboró la matriz de frecuencia de interacción de la red y se analizó utilizando el paquete estadístico “Bipartite”. Se estimaron las métricas e índices a nivel de red y de sus componentes; además, se exploró los roles topológicos de las especies que conforman la red, a fin de evaluar su impacto ecológico. Los resultados mostraron que la red está conformada por una moderada diversidad de plantas y una elevada diversidad de visitadores florales; presenta una estructura compleja, moderadamente anidada, pero con una importante carga modular, la cual sigue un patrón moderadamente especialista, que es compensado con una gran cantidad de especies generalistas. Estas características definen una red robusta y poco susceptible a la pérdida de especies e interacciones. Además, se encontraron cinco especies de plantas y un grupo funcional de visitadores florales, que desempeñan un rol clave para la estabilidad estructural de la red. Este conocimiento permite mejorar la comprensión de los procesos ecológicos básicos del ecosistema y orientar su manejo y conservación.
Pollination is one of the essential ecological interactions for the maintenance of ecosystem diversity and productivity, and involves a wide range of species which are morphologically, evolutionarily and functionally related. This study describes and analyzes the structure of the plant-flower visitor interaction network of an Andean shrubland in southern Peru, an ecosystem of great ecological and economic importance. Two transects composed of six subtransects of 50 meters long and three meters wide were established and all flowering plant species present and their flower visitors were recorded during three days of observation per transect. From these data, the interaction frequency matrix of the network was elaborated and analyzed using the statistical package “Bipartite”. The metrics and indices of the network and its components were estimated; the topological roles of the species that integrate the network were also explored in order to evaluate their ecological impact. The results showed that the network is composed of a moderate diversity of plants and a high diversity of flower visitors. The network presents a complex structure, moderately nested, but with an important modular load, which follows a moderately specialist pattern, but is compensated with a large number of generalist species. These characteristics define a robust network that is not very susceptible to the loss of species and interactions. In addition, five plant species and a functional group of flower visitors were found to play a key role in the structural stability of the network. This knowledge allows us to improve the understanding of the basic ecological processes of the ecosystem and to guide its management and conservation.
Pollination is one of the essential ecological interactions for the maintenance of ecosystem diversity and productivity, and involves a wide range of species which are morphologically, evolutionarily and functionally related. This study describes and analyzes the structure of the plant-flower visitor interaction network of an Andean shrubland in southern Peru, an ecosystem of great ecological and economic importance. Two transects composed of six subtransects of 50 meters long and three meters wide were established and all flowering plant species present and their flower visitors were recorded during three days of observation per transect. From these data, the interaction frequency matrix of the network was elaborated and analyzed using the statistical package “Bipartite”. The metrics and indices of the network and its components were estimated; the topological roles of the species that integrate the network were also explored in order to evaluate their ecological impact. The results showed that the network is composed of a moderate diversity of plants and a high diversity of flower visitors. The network presents a complex structure, moderately nested, but with an important modular load, which follows a moderately specialist pattern, but is compensated with a large number of generalist species. These characteristics define a robust network that is not very susceptible to the loss of species and interactions. In addition, five plant species and a functional group of flower visitors were found to play a key role in the structural stability of the network. This knowledge allows us to improve the understanding of the basic ecological processes of the ecosystem and to guide its management and conservation.
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Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Escuela de Posgrado. Maestría en Conservación de Recursos Forestales
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Polinización
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2025
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