Scolia hirta
Geelstreepdolkwesp
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- neutral
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Scoliidae
- Genus
- Scolia
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Hymenoptera | Scoliidae | Scolia
External: GBIF #4505864
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biocontrol 1
- GloBI eats Scolia hirta https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238080460
herbivory 3
- GloBI eats Origanum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/307468427
- GloBI eats Mentha pulegium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241673969
- GloBI eats Allium ampeloprasum Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
mutualism 1
- GloBI mutualistOf Daucus carota carota @article{bartomeus_contrasting_2008, title = {Contrasting effects of invasive plants in plant-pollinator networks}, volume = {155}, issn = {1432-1939}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-007-0946-1}, doi = {10.1007/s00442-007-0946-1}, abstract = {The structural organization of mutualism networks, typified by interspecific positive interactions, is important to maintain community diversity. However, there is little information available about the effect of introduced species on the structure of such networks. We compared uninvaded and invaded ecological communities, to examine how two species of invasive plants with large and showy flowers (Carpobrotusaffine acinaciformis and Opuntiastricta) affect the structure of Mediterranean plant-pollinator networks. To attribute differences in pollination to the direct presence of the invasive species, areas were surveyed that contained similar native plant species cover, diversity and floral composition, with or without the invaders. Both invasive plant species received significantly more pollinator visits than any native species and invaders interacted strongly with pollinators. Overall, the pollinator community richness was similar in invaded and uninvaded plots, and only a few generalist pollinators visited invasive species exclusively. Invasive plants acted as pollination super generalists. The two species studied were visited by 43\% and 31\% of the total insect taxa in the community, respectively, suggesting they play a central role in the plant-pollinator networks. Carpobrotus and Opuntia had contrasting effects on pollinator visitation rates to native plants: Carpobrotus facilitated the visit of pollinators to native species, whereas Opuntia competed for pollinators with native species, increasing the nestedness of the plant-pollinator network. These results indicate that the introduction of a new species to a community can have important consequences for the structure of the plant-pollinator network.}, number = {4}, journal = {Oecologia}, author = {Bartomeus, Ignasi and Vilà, Montserrat and Santamaría, Luís}, month = apr, year = {2008}, pages = {761--770} } DOI
pest pressure 1
- GloBI hasHost Origanum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228777980
pollination 74
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Asclepias syriaca https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18844930
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Echinops sphaerocephalus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/295729810
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Cirsium arvense https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/306037119
- GloBI visits Dittrichia viscosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187545453
- GloBI visits Cirsium arvense https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139529418
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242053659
- GloBI interactsWith Gypsophila paniculata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170094186
- GloBI pollinates Mentha longifolia Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Scabiosa columbaria Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Origanum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/296029807
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Bellis sylvestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96793775
- GloBI visits Centaurea jacea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228500877
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Dittrichia viscosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187545453
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Echinacea purpurea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174835910
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Echinops ritro https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/310260696
- GloBI interactsWith Eryngium caeruleum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175746827
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Eryngium campestre https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189563047
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Eupatorium cannabinum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308496376
- GloBI interactsWith Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242053659
- GloBI visits Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242053659
- GloBI pollinates Opuntia stricta doi:10.1007/s00442-007-0946-1 DOI
- GloBI pollinates Petrosedum sediforme doi:10.1007/s00442-007-0946-1 DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Solidago canadensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183246778
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Teucrium capitatum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4972319
- GloBI pollinates Helianthus annuus Silvia Castro, Lucie Mota, Joao Loureiro, Evan Marks
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Phytolacca americana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299436146
- GloBI interactsWith Allium tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179165545
- GloBI pollinates Daucus carota doi:10.1007/s00442-007-0946-1 DOI
- GloBI visits Origanum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87439140
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Allium ampeloprasum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/218928979
- GloBI visits Mentha arvensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89850107
- GloBI visits Mentha pulegium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241673969
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Origanum vulgare viridulum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130913540
- GloBI interactsWith Satureja montana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179160447
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242056032
- GloBI visits Allium commutatum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172015084
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Allium sphaerocephalon https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/226250371
- GloBI interactsWith Allium turkestanicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179177632
- GloBI visits Angelica sylvestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92358886
- GloBI interactsWith Bellis sylvestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96793775
- GloBI visits Bellis sylvestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96793775
- GloBI visits Centaurea cephalariifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227858671
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Centaurea stoebe https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223414564
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Cephalaria joppensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/162687740
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Clematis vitalba https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/298695218
- GloBI visits Eryngium campestre https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228047363
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Eryngium maritimum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4996187
- GloBI visits Eryngium planum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86829314
- GloBI visits Galactites tomentosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285871397
- GloBI visits Galatella sedifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250424436
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Jacobaea maritima https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4919024
- GloBI visits Jasione montana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88953159
- GloBI interactsWith Mentha longifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15096420
- GloBI interactsWith Mentha suaveolens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195911097
- GloBI visits Paliurus spina-christi https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165355509
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Satureja cuneifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250050182
- GloBI visits Solidago virgaurea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240940436
- GloBI pollinates Sonchus tenerrimus doi:10.1007/s00442-007-0946-1 DOI
- GloBI visits Teucrium capitatum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80356583
- GloBI interactsWith Origanum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228777980
- GloBI pollinates Mentha arvensis Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Mentha pulegium Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Cirsium arvense Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Echinops microcephalus Petanidou, T. (1991). Pollination ecology in a phryganic ecosystem. Unp. PhD. Thesis, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki.
- GloBI pollinates Echinops ritro Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Echinops sphaerocephalus Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Eryngium campestre Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Jasione montana Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Mentha suaveolens Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Nigella arvensis Petanidou, T. (1991). Pollination ecology in a phryganic ecosystem. Unp. PhD. Thesis, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki.
- GloBI pollinates Pseudodictamnus acetabulosus Petanidou, T. (1991). Pollination ecology in a phryganic ecosystem. Unp. PhD. Thesis, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki.
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Salvia rosmarinus @article{Barberis_Bitonto_Costantino_Bianco_Birtele_Bonifacino_Cangelmi_Capò_Chroni_d’Agostino_et al._2025, title={Insect-flower interactions in the Mediterranean area: a Citizen Science dataset collated within the LIFE 4 Pollinators project}, volume={39}, url={https://www.pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/872}, DOI={10.26786/1920-7603(2025)872}, abstractNote={&lt;p&gt;Pollinators play a vital role in most terrestrial ecosystems, supporting wild plant communities and enhancing agricultural yields. However, despite their ecological and economic importance, they have been experiencing an alarming decline over the past decades. The Mediterranean region, known for harboring highly diverse communities of plants and pollinators, is particularly vulnerable due to intense anthropogenic pressures. Furthermore, the ecological roles of many floral visitors remain poorly understood, hindering conservation efforts. In response, in recent years, growing attention has been directed toward the contribution that citizens can give in support of pollinator research. An increasing number of projects have adopted a Citizen Science approach to enable large-scale data collection. The LIFE 4 Pollinators project (LIFE18/GIE/IT/000755) “Involving people to protect wild bees and other pollinators in the Mediterranean” aims to promote the conservation of pollinating insects and entomophilous plants across the Mediterranean region by fostering progressive changes in human practices that threaten wild pollinators. In addition to the implementation of several actions to raise awareness, the project launched a web platform to collect photographic records of flower–insect interaction from the public. The platform is expected to remain active for at least ten years, during which we encourage continuing record submissions by interested bodies. With this data paper we are making the current dataset freely accessible to anyone, committing to periodic online updates.&lt;/p&gt;}, journal={Journal of Pollination Ecology}, author={Barberis, Marta and Bitonto, Fortunato Fulvio and Costantino, Roberto and Bianco, Lorenzo and Birtele, Daniele and Bonifacino, Marco and Cangelmi, Giacomo and Capò, Miquel and Chroni, Athanasia and d’Agostino, Marco and et al.}, year={2025}, month={Nov.}, pages={306–315} }. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/life4pollinators/archive/74ddb96b7a611646153cb74d7f3fc58e2290dc52.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI pollinates Scabiosa atropurpurea Petanidou, T. (1991). Pollination ecology in a phryganic ecosystem. Unp. PhD. Thesis, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki.
- GloBI pollinates Thymus capitatus Petanidou, T. (1991). Pollination ecology in a phryganic ecosystem. Unp. PhD. Thesis, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki.
attractant 60
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Asclepias syriaca https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18844930
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Echinops sphaerocephalus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/295729810
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Cirsium arvense https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/306037119
- GloBI visits Dittrichia viscosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187545453
- GloBI visits Cirsium arvense https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139529418
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242053659
- GloBI interactsWith Gypsophila paniculata https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170094186
- GloBI pollinates Mentha longifolia Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Scabiosa columbaria Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Bellis sylvestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96793775
- GloBI visits Centaurea jacea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228500877
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Dittrichia viscosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187545453
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Echinacea purpurea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174835910
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Echinops ritro https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/310260696
- GloBI interactsWith Eryngium caeruleum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175746827
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Eryngium campestre https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189563047
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Eupatorium cannabinum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308496376
- GloBI interactsWith Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242053659
- GloBI visits Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242053659
- GloBI pollinates Opuntia stricta doi:10.1007/s00442-007-0946-1 DOI
- GloBI pollinates Petrosedum sediforme doi:10.1007/s00442-007-0946-1 DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Solidago canadensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183246778
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Teucrium capitatum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4972319
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Hedera maderensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242056032
- GloBI visits Allium commutatum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172015084
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Allium sphaerocephalon https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/226250371
- GloBI interactsWith Allium turkestanicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179177632
- GloBI visits Angelica sylvestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92358886
- GloBI interactsWith Bellis sylvestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96793775
- GloBI visits Bellis sylvestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96793775
- GloBI visits Centaurea cephalariifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227858671
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Centaurea stoebe https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223414564
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Cephalaria joppensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/162687740
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Clematis vitalba https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/298695218
- GloBI visits Eryngium campestre https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228047363
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Eryngium maritimum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4996187
- GloBI visits Eryngium planum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86829314
- GloBI visits Galactites tomentosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285871397
- GloBI visits Galatella sedifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250424436
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Jacobaea maritima https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4919024
- GloBI visits Jasione montana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88953159
- GloBI interactsWith Mentha longifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15096420
- GloBI interactsWith Mentha suaveolens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195911097
- GloBI visits Paliurus spina-christi https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165355509
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Satureja cuneifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250050182
- GloBI visits Solidago virgaurea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240940436
- GloBI pollinates Sonchus tenerrimus doi:10.1007/s00442-007-0946-1 DOI
- GloBI visits Teucrium capitatum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80356583
- GloBI pollinates Cirsium arvense Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Echinops microcephalus Petanidou, T. (1991). Pollination ecology in a phryganic ecosystem. Unp. PhD. Thesis, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki.
- GloBI pollinates Echinops ritro Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Echinops sphaerocephalus Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Eryngium campestre Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Jasione montana Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Mentha suaveolens Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Nigella arvensis Petanidou, T. (1991). Pollination ecology in a phryganic ecosystem. Unp. PhD. Thesis, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki.
- GloBI pollinates Pseudodictamnus acetabulosus Petanidou, T. (1991). Pollination ecology in a phryganic ecosystem. Unp. PhD. Thesis, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki.
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Salvia rosmarinus @article{Barberis_Bitonto_Costantino_Bianco_Birtele_Bonifacino_Cangelmi_Capò_Chroni_d’Agostino_et al._2025, title={Insect-flower interactions in the Mediterranean area: a Citizen Science dataset collated within the LIFE 4 Pollinators project}, volume={39}, url={https://www.pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/872}, DOI={10.26786/1920-7603(2025)872}, abstractNote={&lt;p&gt;Pollinators play a vital role in most terrestrial ecosystems, supporting wild plant communities and enhancing agricultural yields. However, despite their ecological and economic importance, they have been experiencing an alarming decline over the past decades. The Mediterranean region, known for harboring highly diverse communities of plants and pollinators, is particularly vulnerable due to intense anthropogenic pressures. Furthermore, the ecological roles of many floral visitors remain poorly understood, hindering conservation efforts. In response, in recent years, growing attention has been directed toward the contribution that citizens can give in support of pollinator research. An increasing number of projects have adopted a Citizen Science approach to enable large-scale data collection. The LIFE 4 Pollinators project (LIFE18/GIE/IT/000755) “Involving people to protect wild bees and other pollinators in the Mediterranean” aims to promote the conservation of pollinating insects and entomophilous plants across the Mediterranean region by fostering progressive changes in human practices that threaten wild pollinators. In addition to the implementation of several actions to raise awareness, the project launched a web platform to collect photographic records of flower–insect interaction from the public. The platform is expected to remain active for at least ten years, during which we encourage continuing record submissions by interested bodies. With this data paper we are making the current dataset freely accessible to anyone, committing to periodic online updates.&lt;/p&gt;}, journal={Journal of Pollination Ecology}, author={Barberis, Marta and Bitonto, Fortunato Fulvio and Costantino, Roberto and Bianco, Lorenzo and Birtele, Daniele and Bonifacino, Marco and Cangelmi, Giacomo and Capò, Miquel and Chroni, Athanasia and d’Agostino, Marco and et al.}, year={2025}, month={Nov.}, pages={306–315} }. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/life4pollinators/archive/74ddb96b7a611646153cb74d7f3fc58e2290dc52.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI pollinates Scabiosa atropurpurea Petanidou, T. (1991). Pollination ecology in a phryganic ecosystem. Unp. PhD. Thesis, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki.
- GloBI pollinates Thymus capitatus Petanidou, T. (1991). Pollination ecology in a phryganic ecosystem. Unp. PhD. Thesis, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki.
biocontrol 1
- GloBI eats Scolia hirta https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238080460
crop interaction 19
- GloBI eats Origanum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/307468427
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Origanum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/296029807
- GloBI pollinates Helianthus annuus Silvia Castro, Lucie Mota, Joao Loureiro, Evan Marks
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Phytolacca americana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299436146
- GloBI interactsWith Allium tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179165545
- GloBI pollinates Daucus carota doi:10.1007/s00442-007-0946-1 DOI
- GloBI visits Origanum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87439140
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Allium ampeloprasum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/218928979
- GloBI visits Mentha arvensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89850107
- GloBI eats Mentha pulegium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241673969
- GloBI visits Mentha pulegium https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241673969
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Origanum vulgare viridulum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130913540
- GloBI interactsWith Satureja montana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179160447
- GloBI hasHost Origanum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228777980
- GloBI interactsWith Origanum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228777980
- GloBI eats Allium ampeloprasum Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Mentha arvensis Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI pollinates Mentha pulegium Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021). DOI
- GloBI mutualistOf Daucus carota carota @article{bartomeus_contrasting_2008, title = {Contrasting effects of invasive plants in plant-pollinator networks}, volume = {155}, issn = {1432-1939}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-007-0946-1}, doi = {10.1007/s00442-007-0946-1}, abstract = {The structural organization of mutualism networks, typified by interspecific positive interactions, is important to maintain community diversity. However, there is little information available about the effect of introduced species on the structure of such networks. We compared uninvaded and invaded ecological communities, to examine how two species of invasive plants with large and showy flowers (Carpobrotusaffine acinaciformis and Opuntiastricta) affect the structure of Mediterranean plant-pollinator networks. To attribute differences in pollination to the direct presence of the invasive species, areas were surveyed that contained similar native plant species cover, diversity and floral composition, with or without the invaders. Both invasive plant species received significantly more pollinator visits than any native species and invaders interacted strongly with pollinators. Overall, the pollinator community richness was similar in invaded and uninvaded plots, and only a few generalist pollinators visited invasive species exclusively. Invasive plants acted as pollination super generalists. The two species studied were visited by 43\% and 31\% of the total insect taxa in the community, respectively, suggesting they play a central role in the plant-pollinator networks. Carpobrotus and Opuntia had contrasting effects on pollinator visitation rates to native plants: Carpobrotus facilitated the visit of pollinators to native species, whereas Opuntia competed for pollinators with native species, increasing the nestedness of the plant-pollinator network. These results indicate that the introduction of a new species to a community can have important consequences for the structure of the plant-pollinator network.}, number = {4}, journal = {Oecologia}, author = {Bartomeus, Ignasi and Vilà, Montserrat and Santamaría, Luís}, month = apr, year = {2008}, pages = {761--770} } DOI