Michal Barták
@michalbartak.bsky.social
Doctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki
Ecology and evolution of moths and butterflies
Ecology and evolution of moths and butterflies
It’s out! Check out the full paper here: doi.org/10.1017/S026.... Would love to hear your thoughts! 🌔🦋
When the day ends: Review on the importance of nocturnal moths as pollinators in tropical ecosystems | Journal of Tropical Ecology | Cambridge Core
When the day ends: Review on the importance of nocturnal moths as pollinators in tropical ecosystems - Volume 41
doi.org
April 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
It’s out! Check out the full paper here: doi.org/10.1017/S026.... Would love to hear your thoughts! 🌔🦋
🧵 8/8 - 🚨TAKE HOME MESSAGES🚨:
🌔🦋Moths are important pollinators despite being rare.
📝More data on nocturnal pollination in communities is needed.
🌺Current literature is biased towards specialised relationships.
⚙️Effective method selection depends on the research scale, detail, and focal question.
🌔🦋Moths are important pollinators despite being rare.
📝More data on nocturnal pollination in communities is needed.
🌺Current literature is biased towards specialised relationships.
⚙️Effective method selection depends on the research scale, detail, and focal question.
March 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🧵 8/8 - 🚨TAKE HOME MESSAGES🚨:
🌔🦋Moths are important pollinators despite being rare.
📝More data on nocturnal pollination in communities is needed.
🌺Current literature is biased towards specialised relationships.
⚙️Effective method selection depends on the research scale, detail, and focal question.
🌔🦋Moths are important pollinators despite being rare.
📝More data on nocturnal pollination in communities is needed.
🌺Current literature is biased towards specialised relationships.
⚙️Effective method selection depends on the research scale, detail, and focal question.
🧵 7/8—We hope our review will inspire researchers to include the understudied nocturnal pollinators in future research, advancing our understanding of the vital interactions hidden under the cover of night. We also hope we provided guidance on which aspects to focus on and which methods to use.
March 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🧵 7/8—We hope our review will inspire researchers to include the understudied nocturnal pollinators in future research, advancing our understanding of the vital interactions hidden under the cover of night. We also hope we provided guidance on which aspects to focus on and which methods to use.
🧵 6/8 - We greatly appreciated the incredible effort of researchers studying these intriguing relationships💪! We found that current knowledge is biased towards specialised relationships, and the general lack of comprehensive datasets hinders our true understanding of moths in pollination.
March 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🧵 6/8 - We greatly appreciated the incredible effort of researchers studying these intriguing relationships💪! We found that current knowledge is biased towards specialised relationships, and the general lack of comprehensive datasets hinders our true understanding of moths in pollination.
🧵 5/8 - We then looked at the methods used to study nocturnal moth pollination in the tropics. We found that the methods ranged from simple but efficient observations📷 and pollination experiments🔬 to modern technology and metabarcoding🧬. A trade-off between precision and scale was apparent here.
March 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🧵 5/8 - We then looked at the methods used to study nocturnal moth pollination in the tropics. We found that the methods ranged from simple but efficient observations📷 and pollination experiments🔬 to modern technology and metabarcoding🧬. A trade-off between precision and scale was apparent here.
🧵 4/8 - We were surprised to find that in some places, moths pollinate a high proportion of plant species (see the figure). At the same time, moths seem to be very rare flower visitors. Such findings challenge the conventional presumption of moths being minor pollinators!
March 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🧵 4/8 - We were surprised to find that in some places, moths pollinate a high proportion of plant species (see the figure). At the same time, moths seem to be very rare flower visitors. Such findings challenge the conventional presumption of moths being minor pollinators!
🧵 3/8 - We further investigated the importance of moths at the community level using a synthesis of three distinct cues: proportions of plants with moth-attracting pollination syndromes, proportion of actually moth-pollinated plant species, and relative abundance of moths in communities.
March 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🧵 3/8 - We further investigated the importance of moths at the community level using a synthesis of three distinct cues: proportions of plants with moth-attracting pollination syndromes, proportion of actually moth-pollinated plant species, and relative abundance of moths in communities.
🧵2/8 - Tropical hawkmoths and settling moths are attracted to the nectar of blooming nightflowers, but are they effective pollinators? Effective moth pollination was evidenced in more than 100 species of plants where moths served as primary or secondary pollinators, greatly impacting seed set🌱
March 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🧵2/8 - Tropical hawkmoths and settling moths are attracted to the nectar of blooming nightflowers, but are they effective pollinators? Effective moth pollination was evidenced in more than 100 species of plants where moths served as primary or secondary pollinators, greatly impacting seed set🌱
Hi, I just found this, what a great opportunity to connect, can I join? Exciting tiger moth stuff coming.
December 5, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Hi, I just found this, what a great opportunity to connect, can I join? Exciting tiger moth stuff coming.