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The mutualism-antagonism continuum in Neotropical palm-frugivore interactions: from interaction outcomes to ecosystem dynamics. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc, 2022 ABSTRACT Frugivory, that is feeding on fruits, pulp or seeds by animals, is usually considered a mutualism when interactions involve seed dispersal, and an antagonism when it results in the predation and destruction of seeds. Nevertheless, most frugivory interactions involve both benefits and disadvantages for plants, and the net interaction outcomes ...
Marques Dracxler C, Kissling WD.
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Evidence of endozoochory in upland geese Chloephaga picta and white-bellied seedsnipes Attagis malouinus in sub-Antarctic Chile. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Birds are known to act as potential vectors for the exogenous dispersal of bryophyte diaspores. Given the totipotency of vegetative tissue of many bryophytes, birds could also contribute to endozoochorous bryophyte dispersal. We evaluated the role of endozoochory in two herbivorous and sympatric bird species in sub‐Antarctic Chile and hypothesized that
Lázaro XA, Mackenzie R, Jiménez JE.
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Woodpeckers can act as dispersal vectors for fungi, plants, and microorganisms. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Woodpeckers are ideal candidates for bird‐mediated dispersal for a diverse set of organisms, especially epiphytes. We report high loads of diverse biological propagules extracted from feathers and feet of woodpecker specimens from natural history collections. The study highlights the potential of birds as dispersal vectors of lichens, fungi, bryophytes,
Johansson NR, Kaasalainen U, Rikkinen J.
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Patterns of Functional Diversity, Species Diversity, and Endemicity Driven by Elevation and Topographic Complexity in a Mediterranean Mountain Refuge. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWithin the scope of our study, we modeled and mapped the relationships between functional diversity (Rao's Q), alpha species diversity, and endemism with topographic and climatic factors in a mountainous refugial area encompassing all Mediterranean vegetation strata.
Aykurt C +10 more
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Seed dispersal by the cosmopolitan house sparrow widens the spectrum of unexpected endozoochory by granivore birds. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study provides information that may contribute to unravel the actual role of the cosmopolitan house sparrow as disperser of a likely broad spectrum of wild, cultivated and exotic plants, an unexplored aspect that open up eco‐evolutionary and applied questions.
Blanco G +3 more
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Direct evidence for intercontinental dispersal of a snail via a bird
Ecography, Volume 2023, Issue 10, October 2023., 2023 Long‐distance dispersal (LDD) is a critical process in the distribution of less‐migratory organisms. Migratory birds are considered the principal vector of LDD, especially over extremely long distances such as between continents. However, there has been no evidence of LDD spanning thousands of kilometers, even via birds.
Takumi Saito +3 more
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Understanding the relationship between dispersal and range size
Ecology Letters, Volume 25, Issue 10, Page 2303-2323, October 2022., 2022 Dispersal is one of the most prominent hypothesised predictors of range size, but the theoretical expectation of a positive dispersal‐range size relationship has received mixed empirical support. By synthesising results from 86 studies on plants and animals in marine, terrestrial and freshwater realms, we show that the overall effect of dispersal on ...
Adriana Alzate, Renske E. Onstein
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Applied Vegetation Science, Volume 25, Issue 2, Page 1-11, April/June 2022., 2022 We evaluated the functional characteristics of plant communities along the abundance gradient of Sporobolus cryptandrus, a C4 bunchgrass, in its both native North American and recent non‐native European ranges. We found that Sporobolus invasion in Europe leads to impoverishment of the host communities and compromises the biomass and floral resource ...
Alida A. Hábenczyus +10 more
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A roadmap to plant functional island biogeography
Biological Reviews, Volume 96, Issue 6, Page 2851-2870, December 2021., 2021 ABSTRACT Island biogeography is the study of the spatio‐temporal distribution of species, communities, assemblages or ecosystems on islands and other isolated habitats. Island diversity is structured by five classes of process: dispersal, establishment, biotic interactions, extinction and evolution.
Julian Schrader +3 more
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Bryo‐zoophily: a new look at the ecology of moss and animal interactions
New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 63, Issue 5, Page 2275-2299, December 2025.ABSTRACT Interactions between plants and animals often play a major role in the ecology of both partners. While such interactions are well studied in vascular plants such as angiosperms and gymnosperms, they are less well understood in bryophytes. However, an extensive search of the scientific literature reveals several cases of known and suspected ...
Ryan J. Deregnier +2 more
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