Elucidating plant-pollinator interactions in South Brazilian grasslands: What do we know and where are we going?

SS Oleques, TT Souza-Chies, RS Avila Jr - Acta Botanica Brasilica, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Grassland ecosystems present patterns of plant-pollinator interactions that may be linked to
habitat heterogeneity, plant composition and disturbances. Most studies about plant …

Changes in phenolic profile and anti-inflammatory activity of Baccharis beebread during gastrointestinal digestion/intestinal permeability in vitro

AG de Oliveira Sartori, ASMC Saliba, NS Martarello… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge about the fate of beebread bioactive compounds throughout the human
gastrointestinal tract are scarce. The present study aimed at assessing the effects of …

Diurnal anthophilous fauna in Brazilian Chaco vegetation: phenology and interaction with flora

CS de Souza, C Aoki, DMC Alcantara, S Laroca… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Phenology is the basis for understanding the life cycle of plants or animals throughout the
year. Thus, we surveyed diurnal anthophilous fauna on plant species in the Brazilian Chaco …

Influence of grazing intensity on patterns and structuring processes in plant–pollinator networks in a subtropical grassland

SS Oleques, J Vizentin-Bugoni… - Arthropod-Plant …, 2019 - Springer
Understanding how disturbances influence interaction networks is a central but still poorly
explored issue in ecology and management. The goal of this study was to test how the …

Burning for grassland pollination: recently burned patches promote plant flowering and insect pollinators

CS Goldas, LR Podgaiski, CVC da Silva… - Austral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Grasslands are historically and evolutionarily associated with disturbances, such as fire, that
drive biodiversity assembly patterns and biotic interactions. Disturbance suppression in fire …

The potential of hay for graminoid introduction in the restoration of subtropical grasslands: Results from a greenhouse experiment

PA Thomas, AB Porto, GE Overbeck, SC Müller - Flora, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Subtropical grasslands have been severely impacted. Due to their low
resilience after degradation, active restoration is necessary; however, knowledge still is …

Flowering phenology and plant-pollinator interactions in a grassland community of Southern Brazil

SS Oleques, GE Overbeck, RS de Avia Jr - Flora, 2017 - Elsevier
Synchrony of phenological events at the community level is a critical aspect for plants.
Distinct phenological patterns, such as aggregated and segregated, act in the establishment …

Interaction between oil-collecting bees and seven species of Plantaginaceae

AC Martins, AJC Aguiar, I Alves-dos-Santos - Flora-Morphology, Distribution …, 2013 - Elsevier
Oil-bee/oil-flower mutualism evolved through multiple gains and losses of the ability to
produce floral oil in plants and to collect it in bees. Around 2000 plant species are known to …

Pollination systems in the Atlantic Forest: characterisation, threats, and opportunities

IG Varassin, K Agostini, M Wolowski… - The Atlantic Forest: History …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract In the Brazilian Atlantic forest, pollination systems encompass several animal
groups and vary from very specialised to highly generalised ones. Plant-pollinator …

Less hay collected at more dates: toward successful restoration of subtropical grasslands by hay transfer

AB Porto, PA Thomas… - Restoration …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hay transfer is a promising method to restore temperate and subtropical grasslands, but its
efficiency may depend on the harvesting timing and amount of hay used. We evaluated …