Ramírez Fernando, Kallarackal Jose. Tree Pollination Under Global Climate Change

Springer, 2018. — 51 p.Tree pollination has been reported to be impacted by climate change in numerous countries worldwide. Tree pollination is an important ecosystem supporting service that is threatened by global warming and climate change. Warm climatic conditions cause disturbances in pollen physiology. For example, warm temperatures cause decrease in pollen germination and fertilization. Furthermore, insect pollinators are displaced or their life cycles are disturbed by warm conditions leading to great economic losses for fruit tree growers. Whether pollinated by vertebrates, insects, or wind, global warming will have impacts on all these different types of pollination. This book reviews pollination aspects of both wild and cultivated fruit tree species in a global climate change context. It explores cross-pollination mediated by insects and vertebrates, abiotic factors, self-pollination, and their global warming implications. We identify the link between abiotic factors such as precipitation and severe droughts in the context of tree pollination and climate change especially in the tropics. Furthermore, pollination and conservation implications in agriculture as well as wild tree populations are explored. Emphasis has been given to fruit trees growing in tropical, subtropical, and temperate environments.Introduction
Cool, Warm Temperatures and Tree Pollination
Precipitation, Flooding and Pollination
Droughts and Pollination
Plant-Insect Phenology and Pollination
Conservation Implications
Conclusion