Despite the importance of pollinating insects to natural environments and agriculture, there have been few attempts to unite the existing plant–pollinator interaction datasets into a single depository using a common format. Accordingly, we have created one of the world's first online, open-access, and searchable pollinator–plant interaction databases. DoPI (The Database of Pollinator Interactions) was built from a systematic review of the scientific literature and unpublished datasets requested from researchers and organizations. We collated records of interactions between British plant and insect flower–visitor species (or genera), together with associated metadata (date, location, habitat, source publication) when available. The dataset currently (December 2021) contains 101,539 records, detailing over 320,000 interactions. The number of interactions (i.e., the number of times a pairwise species interaction was recorded per occasion) varies considerably among records, averaging 3.6. These include records from 1888 pollinator species and 1241 plant species, totaling >17,000 pairwise species interactions. By combining a large volume of information in a single repository, DoPI can be used to answer fundamental ecological questions on the dynamics of pollination interactions in space and time, as well as applied questions in conservation practice. We hope this dynamic database will be a useful tool not only for researchers, but also for conservationists, funding agencies, governmental departments, beekeepers, agronomists, and gardeners. We request that this paper is cited when using the data in publications and individual studies when appropriate. Researchers and organizations are encouraged to add further data in the future. The database can be accessed at: https://www.dopi.org.uk/.

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DoPI：传粉者相互作用数据库


尽管传粉昆虫对自然环境和农业很重要，但很少有人尝试使用通用格式将现有的植物与传粉者相互作用数据集统一到单个存储库中。因此，我们创建了世界上第一个在线、开放访问和可搜索的传粉媒介与植物相互作用数据库之一。 DoPI（传粉者相互作用数据库）是根据对研究人员和组织请求的科学文献和未发表数据集的系统回顾而建立的。我们整理了英国植物和昆虫花客物种（或属）之间相互作用的记录，以及相关的元数据（日期、位置、栖息地、来源出版物）（如果有）。该数据集目前（2021 年 12 月）包含 101,539 条记录，详细说明了超过 320,000 次交互。相互作用的次数（即每次记录到的配对物种相互作用的次数）在记录之间差异很大，平均为 3.6。其中包括 1888 个传粉媒介物种和 1241 个植物物种的记录，总计超过 17,000 个配对物种相互作用。通过将大量信息整合到一个存储库中，DoPI 可用于回答有关空间和时间授粉相互作用动态的基本生态问题，以及保护实践中的应用问题。我们希望这个动态数据库不仅对研究人员来说是一个有用的工具，而且对自然资源保护主义者、资助机构、政府部门、养蜂人、农学家和园丁来说也是一个有用的工具。我们要求在适当的情况下在出版物和个人研究中使用数据时引用本文。鼓励研究人员和组织将来添加更多数据。该数据库可以通过以下网址访问：https://www.dopi.org.uk/。