Baude, M., Kunin, W. orcid.org/0000-0002-9812-2326, Davies, N. et al. (2 more authors) (2025) A dataset of pollen production for 168 common flowering plants in the United Kingdom. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 6 (2). e70045. ISSN 2688-8319
Abstract
1. Nectar and pollen are the two main floral resources consumed by bees, hoverflies and some other flower-visiting insects. However, most existing datasets on floral resources focus on nectar production, and pollen is usually overlooked. 2. We quantified pollen production for 168 common plant species found in the UK. 3. Our dataset consists of pollen volume per flower, calculated from the number of pollen grains and the volume of a pollen grain. Detailed data collection protocols are presented. 4. Practical implication. This pollen dataset provides a means to identify the high pollen producing species for pollinator conservation purposes, and to estimate pollen production at larger spatial scales when combined with field surveys.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2025 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | conservation, floral resources, floral traits, flowers, nectar, pollen, pollination, pollinators |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 30 May 2025 10:05 |
Last Modified: | 30 May 2025 10:05 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/2688-8319.70045 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:227233 |