Understanding insect-plant interaction in tropical ecosystems under the context of fragmentation is critical for biological conservation. The seasonally tropical dry forest (sTDF) is one of the most threatened biomes in the tropics, however, it hosts a vast biodiversity of plants and insects. In particular, bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) pollinate over 50% of its flora which present different self-incompatible systems. In fact, determining the interaction network between bees and plants is an important aspect to generate conservation plants in this endangered biome. The aim of this work was to determine the interaction network between bees and plants in the Colombian sTDF based on published literature. Interaction networks were established at the family level for plants and the tribe level for bees. The interaction matrix was analyzed using raw data from bee-plant visits (no pollen) Overall, the Colombian sTDF presented a nested and compartmentalized network, with the tribes Meliponini, Apini, and Centridini, and the families Boraginaceae, Leguminosae, and Euphorbiaceae having the most interactions. The same metrics were estimated for every single sTDF, presenting different levels of nesting and compartmentalization, indicating that the forest structure and the degree of fragmentation have implications for bee-plant interaction networks.
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