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Fern and bryophyte endozoochory by slugs [PDF]
, 2018 Endozoochory plays a prominent role for the dispersal of seed plants, and dispersal vectors are well known. However, for taxa such as ferns and bryophytes, endozoochory has only been suggested anecdotally but never tested in controlled experiments.
Boch, Steffen +6 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) occupies a wide range of natural and human‐modified habitats, yet research effort across its range is highly uneven. Our systematic review of 173 studies synthesises patterns in population trends, habitat use, breeding ecology, threats and ecosystem services, revealing strong geographic and thematic biases in available ...
Bhekinkosi Sibanda +2 more
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Mesopredator frugivory has no effect on seed viability and emergence under experimental conditions
Ecosphere, 2021 Members of the order Carnivora are a unique and important seed disperser who consume and deposit undamaged seeds while providing regular long‐distance seed dispersal opportunities.
John P. Draper +4 more
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Initial colonization by bryophytes and ferns during primary succession on Nishinoshima, Japan
Nordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2026, Issue 9, September 2026.Volcanic islands that have experienced complete vegetation loss following recent eruptions provide rare opportunities to observe the earliest stages of ecosystem recovery. Nishinoshima, an oceanic island located approximately 1000 km south of mainland Japan, underwent major volcanic activity between 2013 and 2020, eradicating all pre‐existing ...
Shoki Murakami +6 more
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Seed traits matter—Endozoochoric dispersal through a pervasive mobile linker
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Although many plants are dispersed by wind and seeds can travel long distances across unsuitable matrix areas, a large proportion relies on co‐evolved zoochorous seed dispersal to connect populations in isolated habitat islands.
Jonas Stiegler +9 more
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Fruit‐quality tradeoffs generate asymmetry in plant reliance on mutualistic frugivores
Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 9, September 2026.Seed dispersal is a fundamental ecological process influencing the evolution of plant life‐history strategies. In fleshy‐fruited plants dispersed by mutualistic frugivores, variation in fruit traits among closely related species may shape the temporal and spatial dynamics of dispersal events critical to population success.
João Vitor S. Messeder, Tomás A. Carlo
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Plants on the Move: Hitch-Hiking With Ungulates Distributes Diaspores Across Landscapes
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 We here describe the multiple mechanisms by which ungulates distribute diaspores across landscapes. There are three primary and three secondary seed dispersal mechanisms by which ungulate dispersal agents contribute to the spread of plant diaspores, both
Christophe Baltzinger +4 more
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Age ratio in groups of a social ungulate affects epizoochorous dispersal and diaspore exchanges
Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 9, September 2026.Animal‐mediated seed dispersal is a key process in plant population dynamics, species distribution and ecosystem functioning. As long‐distance dispersal agents, ungulates help to maintain native plant populations facing abiotic changes in their habitat and habitat fragmentation or habitat loss.
Antoine Roux +6 more
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Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 9, September 2026.As habitats change, the effectiveness of animal‐mediated seed dispersal increasingly depends on animal responses to altered structure and resources. With habitat loss and degradation accelerating across the tropics, understanding how dispersers' foraging behavior and movement influence seed removal and deposition is critical to promoting forest ...
Anaid Cárdenas‐Navarrete +2 more
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Population recovery of an endangered macaw enhances long‐distance seed dispersal via stomatochory
Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 9, September 2026.Seed dispersal by large, mobile vertebrates plays a key role in shaping plant spatial dynamics and community structure. However, how variation in animal population size influences the magnitude and spatial scale of seed dispersal remains poorly understood.
Giulyana A. Benedicto +2 more
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