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First evidence for multimodal animal seed dispersal in orchids
, 2022 Identifying the mechanisms for seed dispersal and persistence of species is a central aim of ecology. Seed dispersal by animals is an essential form of dissemination in many plant communities, including seeds of over 66% of neotropical canopy tree ...
Sharma, Jyotsna +11 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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Primary succession and plant functional traits on an oceanic island
Journal of Ecology, Volume 113, Issue 6, Page 1475-1490, June 2025.The Canary Islands island system reflects a directional succession governed by the selection of functional traits related to environmental conditions and acquisitive‐conservative strategies as well as to dispersal capacity in early stages followed by a gradual modification of the environment and an expansion of the niche space linked to functional ...
Rüdiger Otto +9 more
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Shifting baselines and the forgotten giants: integrating megafauna into plant community ecology
Oikos, Volume 2025, Issue 5, May 2025.The extensive, prehistoric loss of megafauna during the last 50 000 years led early naturalists to build the founding theories of ecology based on already‐degraded ecosystems. In this article, we outline how large herbivores affect community ecology, with a special focus on plants, through changes to selection, speciation, drift, and dispersal, thereby
Skjold Alsted Søndergaard +3 more
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 35, Issue 3, March 2025.ABSTRACT The value of recreational anglers' ecological knowledge and perceptions have come to prominence in the past few decades. Based on recent studies, their observations might include those of alien organisms and, therefore, might be particularly important in monitoring and revealing the causes of aquatic invasions.
András Nagy +8 more
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Global Change Biology, Volume 30, Issue 11, November 2024.Urban birds opportunistically eat fruit from native and alien plants in Helsinki, Finland. As autumns get warmer with climate change, these bird–plant interactions could help alien species spread out of cities to more natural areas. Hence, these need to be studied to understand if some alien species can become invasive in the future.
Purabi Deshpande +4 more
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American Journal of Botany, Volume 111, Issue 9, September 2024.Abstract Premise Cleomaceae is an important model clade for studies of evolutionary processes including genome evolution, floral form diversification, and photosynthetic pathway evolution. Diversification and divergence patterns in Cleomaceae remain tangled as research has been restricted by its worldwide distribution, limited genetic sampling and ...
Theresa C. Saunders +8 more
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INVESTIGATING BIRDS AS DISPERSAL VECTORS OF LITYLENCHUS CRENATAE SUBSP. MCCANNII (ANGUINIDAE), THE NEMATODE ASSOCIATED WITH BEECH LEAF DISEASE [PDF]
Beech leaf disease (BLD) is an emerging forest pathogen primarily affecting American beech (Fagus grandifolia, Ehrh.) in North America and has been attributed to tree mortality of sapling sized trees within five to seven years of infection.
Parkinson, Spencer Rock
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New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 58, Issue 3, Page 489-497, September 2024.ABSTRACT We analysed internal dispersal of zooplankton by waterbirds (endozoochory) in New Zealand, quantifying zooplankton eggs in faecal droppings collected at two lakes, Lake Rotoroa (Hamilton) and Lake Rotorua. Sixty‐seven faecal droppings were collected from Mallard Ducks (20), Canada Geese (11), Greylag Geese (6), Black Swans (20) and Australian ...
Kelly M. Jamieson, Ian C. Duggan
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New Phytologist, Volume 243, Issue 4, Page 1586-1599, August 2024.Summary Mycorrhizal symbiosis, seed dispersal, and pollination are recognized as the most prominent mutualistic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems. However, it remains unclear how these symbiotic relationships have interacted to contribute to current plant diversity. We analyzed evolutionary relationships among mycorrhizal type, seed dispersal mode,
Akira Yamawo, Misuzu Ohno
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