Abstract
ABSTRACT: Restoration practices that enhance pollinator habitat can improve conservation outcomes, including support of pollinator-dependent plant species. Yet, limited background research has assessed the benefits of incorporating greater native forb diversity into larger-scale restoration operations to justify the often increased costs of pollinator seed mixes. This study examined changes in pollination services received by Santa Susana tarweed, Deinandra minthornii, a California-listed Rare (CR) endemic of the Santa Susana Mountains that were associated with a native forb seed mix used in a large-scale remediation program at the Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL) in Los Angeles, California. A four-year study of pollinator community dynamics and services was conducted from 2011 to 2014 examining aggregations of D. minthornii near to and farther from restoration activities. We hypothesized that D. minthornii located closer to the areas seeded with the forb mixes would be visited by more pollinators and receiv...
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