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Meta-analysis reveals severe pollen limitation for the flowering plants growing in the East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region.
Xianfeng Jiang
Dali University
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Background: Pollen limitation occurs widely and has an important effect on flowering plants. The East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region is a global biodiversity hotspot. However, to our knowledge, no study has synthetically assessed the degree of pollen limitation in this area. The present study aims to reveal the degree of pollen limitation for the flowering plants growing on East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains and to test whether the reproductive features or the elevation is closely correlated with the degree of pollen limitation in this area.
Results: We complied data from 76 studies, which included 96 species and 108 independent data records. We found that the flowering plants in this area undergo severe pollen limitation (overall Hedges’ d=2.004, with a 95% confidence interval [1.3264, 2.6743]) that is much higher than that of the flowering plants growing in many other regions around the world. The degree of pollen limitation was tested to determine the correlation with the capacity for autonomous self-reproduction and with the pollination pattern (generalized vs. specialized pollination) of plants. In addition, we found a clear relationship between elevation and the degree of pollen limitation, which indicates that plants might undergo more severe pollen limitation in relatively high places.
Conclusions: This paper is the first to address the severe pollen limitation of the flowering plants growing in East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region. Moreover, we reveal the positive correlation between elevation and the degree of pollen limitation.
Keywords
pollination limitation, flowering plants, meta-analysis, Eastern Himalaya, Hengduan Mountain
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Meta-analysis reveals severe pollen limitation for the flowering plants growing in the East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region.
Xianfeng Jiang
Dali University
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CURRENT STATUS: Published
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Editorial decision: Minor revision
On 15 Sep, 2020
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Received 08 Aug, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 06 Jul, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 06 Jul, 2020
Editor assigned
On 19 Feb, 2020
Editor invited
On 18 Feb, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 14 Feb, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 08 Jan, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 19 Dec, 2019
Review #2 received
Received 15 Dec, 2019
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Received 15 Dec, 2019
Reviewer #3 agreed
On 03 Dec, 2019
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 01 Dec, 2019
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 01 Dec, 2019
Reviewers invited
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On 14 Oct, 2019
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Background: Pollen limitation occurs widely and has an important effect on flowering plants. The East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region is a global biodiversity hotspot. However, to our knowledge, no study has synthetically assessed the degree of pollen limitation in this area. The present study aims to reveal the degree of pollen limitation for the flowering plants growing on East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains and to test whether the reproductive features or the elevation is closely correlated with the degree of pollen limitation in this area.
Results: We complied data from 76 studies, which included 96 species and 108 independent data records. We found that the flowering plants in this area undergo severe pollen limitation (overall Hedges’ d=2.004, with a 95% confidence interval [1.3264, 2.6743]) that is much higher than that of the flowering plants growing in many other regions around the world. The degree of pollen limitation was tested to determine the correlation with the capacity for autonomous self-reproduction and with the pollination pattern (generalized vs. specialized pollination) of plants. In addition, we found a clear relationship between elevation and the degree of pollen limitation, which indicates that plants might undergo more severe pollen limitation in relatively high places.
Conclusions: This paper is the first to address the severe pollen limitation of the flowering plants growing in East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region. Moreover, we reveal the positive correlation between elevation and the degree of pollen limitation.
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