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The effects of landscape heterogeneity on pollination ecosystem services in a Swaziland savanna ecosystem EMILY RUNNION Insect Pollination What is insect pollination? Global Impacts Food Economy Mountain Aloe (Aloe marlothii

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EMILY RUNNION

The effects of landscape heterogeneity on pollination ecosystem services in a Swaziland savanna ecosystem

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Insect Pollination

What is insect

pollination?

Global Impacts
Food
Economy

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Mountain Aloe (Aloe marlothii)

Winter flowering succulent
A rare source of nectar in the dry

season

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Methods

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Results – Species

120 different species
8 different orders
43 species with pollen

Top Pollinating Species

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Results – Landscape Effects

Mean Species Richness vs. Number of Habitat Types Mean Individuals with Pollen vs. Number of Habitat Types

Habitat Types (Landscape Richness) Habitat Types (Landscape Richness) 2 3 4 2 3 4

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Conclusion

Large-Scale Effects
Importance of savanna