Improving the Functional Connectivity of Grassland Networks for Plant-Pollinator Interactions
| Name: | Improving the Functional Connectivity of Grassland Networks for Plant-Pollinator Interactions |
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| Researchers: |
Münzbergová Zuzana (national coordinator) Pánková Hana (member of of research group) Dostálek Tomáš (member of of research group) |
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| Number: | SS72010002 |
| Web: | https://cowslip.science/funcnet-en |
| Realization from: | 2023 |
| Realization to: | 2026 |
| Summary: | Researchers from Estonia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Belgium and Germany are studying relationships between plants and pollinating insects in different landscapes over the course of a 3-year long project. They want to know: How do landscape characteristics affect plant and pollinator diversity? What is the importance of field and road edges, clear-cut power-lines and remnant grassland patches in supporting plant-pollinator interactions? How does the surrounding landscape affect relationships between plants and pollinators? Which insects pollinate the FuncNet model species cowslip (Primula veris) and how does this affect the long-term viability of cowslips? How to manage meadows and other similar landscape elements in a way that favors biodiversity? |