Nectar traits of New Zealand trees vary across climatic zones
Although no uniform trend was evident across species, nectar volumes tended to be lower in sunnier regions, while flowers were larger and nectar concentrations higher in drier areas. Future studies should examine closely related species with larger sample sizes per region, ideally incorporating microclimate data from standardized measurement periods prior to sampling.
Authors
- Michael J. Clearwater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8563-0671)
- Sebastian Leuzinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9306-5281)
- Sarah J. Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4097-0381)
- Johanna M. van Delden
Institutions
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- University of Waikato (NZ)
- Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1539875
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment