what do you know? doom.

[oilbird]

i am writing a review on pollination in fragmented habitats, and i came across this great quote by Janzen (one of the world experts on mutualistic interactions):

"What escapes the eye, however, is a much more insidious kind of extinction: the extinction of ecological interactions."

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[mineral2]

In fragmented habitats, Garlic Mustard does very well in the pollination department.

[oilbird]

right. one of the causes of native pollination system decline is invasion unfortunately.

[oilbird]

GM specifically is contributing to pollination system breakdown because it "tricks" a native pierid butterfly into laying eggs on it (the bfly's normal host is a Brassicaceae like GM), and contains toxins that are poisonous to the butterfly's larva. There has been a significant decline in this pierid since GM's invasion.