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Le Jiao¹, Peng Zhang², Man Qi³

¹Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; State Key Laboratory of Wetland Conservation and Restoration, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.

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Adaptive plant-pollinator interactions bolster coastal wetland resilience against global change. This ecological strategy enhances ecosystem restoration, even amid habitat loss and salinization.

Keywords:

Adaptive foraging Biophysical feedback Coastal saltmarsh Ecosystem resilience Plant-pollinator interaction Soil salinization

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Ecology
Environmental Science
Conservation Biology

Background:

Global change poses significant threats to ecosystem resilience, particularly in vulnerable coastal wetlands.
Previous research indicates that biotic interactions can interfere with biophysical feedback, increasing susceptibility to critical thresholds.
Quantifying ecosystem resilience thresholds, especially with adaptive mutualistic interactions, remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To integrate biophysical feedback and plant-pollinator interactions into a spatial vegetation model.
To investigate the role of adaptive mutualistic interaction in enhancing ecosystem resilience in saltmarsh ecosystems.
To provide a mechanistic explanation for how adaptive plant-pollinator interactions contribute to sustainable ecosystem restoration.

Main Methods:

Development and application of a spatial vegetation model for a saltmarsh ecosystem.
Incorporation of biophysical feedback mechanisms.
Inclusion of adaptive plant-pollinator interactions.

Main Results:

Adaptive plant-pollinator interaction accelerates biophysical feedback, especially during early vegetation colonization.
This interaction enhances ecosystem resilience against environmental pressures like habitat loss and soil salinization.
Small-scale vegetation patches effectively recruit pollinators, supporting cost-effective restoration.

Conclusions:

Adaptive plant-pollinator interactions are crucial for maintaining and enhancing ecosystem resilience in coastal wetlands.
These interactions offer a pathway to more effective and sustainable ecosystem restoration strategies.
The findings highlight the importance of considering biotic interactions in ecological modeling and conservation efforts.