Spatial-temporal variations in pollen load

We examined the variations in conspecific (CP) and heterospecific (HP) pollen loads on stigmas across 19 co-flowering species in six sub-alpine meadow communities over four consecutive years. Species identity significantly influences pollen deposition variations, accounting for most variance in both CP and HP. Species traits, independent of phylogenetic signals, are key in varying heterospecific pollen proportions (HP%). Species with higher heterospecific pollen proportions show more consistent exposure across individuals, unlike those with lower proportions, who experience greater variability. Supp.1-raw data.xlsx: Raw data of pollen deposition of the 19 co-flowering species in the six communities across four years.data.xlsx: Raw data for the linear mixed model, Table 2 and S3.data2.xlsx: Raw data for the hierarchical cluster analysis of 19 plant species in six communities for heterospecific pollen (HP) proportion of each year, Fig 3.data3.xlsx: Raw data for the relationship between the coefficient of variation (CV) of the proportion heterospecific pollen (HP) and the mean proportion across six communities and four years, Fig 6.R-code.txt documentation for the specific code.