Insect-flower interaction networks vary among endemic pollinator taxa over an elevation gradient

CITATION: Adedoja, O. A., Kehinde, T. & Samways, M. J. 2018. Insect-flower interaction networks vary among endemic pollinator taxa over an elevation gradient. PLoS ONE, 13(11):e0207453, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0207453.The original publication is available at https://journals.plos.org/plosoneInteraction networks are sensitive to elevation gradients through changes in local distribution of interacting partners. Here, we use plant-pollinator interaction network metrics to assess the effect of elevation on flowers and flower-visiting insect assemblages on a sentinel mountain used for monitoring climate change in the flower- and insect-rich Cape Floristic Region. We also use these interaction metrics to explain the effect of environmental factors on the interaction networks. We did this over four vegetation zones