Variation in pollination across a fragmented landscape at the Cape of Africa
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 150-165). === In this thesis I assessed the ability of established conservation areas to conserve plant-pollinator interactions. The study area was the species rich, but highly fragmented West Coast Lowlands of the Cape of Africa. I focused on the Nectarin...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6157 |
| Summary: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 150-165). === In this thesis I assessed the ability of established conservation areas to conserve plant-pollinator interactions. The study area was the species rich, but highly fragmented West Coast Lowlands of the Cape of Africa. I focused on the Nectarinia sunbird pollination system and the oil-collecting Rediviva bee pollination system. Before exploring the consequences of habitat fragmentation, it was necessary to study the natural history of the plant-pollinator interactions. Among 16 conservation areas, I studied variation in the pollination of Brunsvigia orientalis (Amaryllidaceae) by Nectarinia sunbirds. |
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