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Measuring short distance dispersal of Alliaria petiolata and determining potential long distance dispersal mechanisms [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Introduction Alliaria petiolata, an herbaceous plant, has invaded woodlands in North America. Its ecology has been thoroughly studied, but an overlooked aspect of its biology is seed dispersal distances and mechanisms.
Christopher A. Loebach +1 more
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Subtle changes in plant diversity in the Bavarian Alps over the past eight decades [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionHistorical resurveys represent a unique opportunity to analyze vegetation dynamics over longer timescales than is typically achievable. Leveraging the oldest historical dataset of vegetation change in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, we address how ...
Meredith A. Zettlemoyer +3 more
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High potential of sub-Mediterranean dry grasslands for sheep epizoochory
Open Life Sciences, 2016 There is a general decline of grasslands across Europe due to habitat loss and degradation. Ensuring plant dispersal thus becomes a key process for preserving grassland patches in all scales.
Sonja Škornik, Mitja Kaligarič
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EPIZOOCHORY IN DRY FOREST IGUANAS: AN OVERLOOKED SEED DISPERSAL MECHANISM?
Colombia Forestal, 2015 The role of animals as seed dispersal vectors is widely acknowledged, including dispersal by reptiles (saurochory). Most reports of saurochory have been via endozoochory, through feces deposition.
Lucas Santiago Barrientos, Eloisa Lasso
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SeedsInternal transport (endozoochory) and external transport (epizoochory) by migratory waterbirds are key mechanisms of long-distance dispersal for seeds and other diaspores of plants lacking a fleshy fruit.
Andy J Green +2 more
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Diversity, 2022 Epi- and endozoochory are well explored phenomena that contribute to the distribution patterns of plant seeds, spores or fruits by vertebrates. It is less known how soil algae may be redistributed due to analogous interactions.
Olexandr Pakhomov +3 more
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Woodpeckers can act as dispersal vectors for fungi, plants, and microorganisms
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Bird‐mediated dispersal is presumed to be important in the dissemination of many different types of organisms, but concrete evidence remains scarce. This is especially true for biota producing microscopic propagules.
Niko R. Johansson +2 more
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Laundry washing increases dispersal efficiency of cloth-dispersed propagules [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2020 Due to increased human mobility, cloth-dispersed propagules can be transported over long distances, which would not have been bridged otherwise. We studied a potentially important component of human-mediated seed dispersal by assessing the effects of ...
Orsolya Valkó +11 more
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Escape from the garden: spreading, effects and traits of a new risky invasive ornamental plant (Gaillardia aristata Pursh) [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2023 Ornamental plants constitute a major source of invasive species. Gaillardia aristata (great blanketflower) is planted worldwide and its escape has been reported in several European countries without ecological impact assessment on the invasive potential.
Gabriella Süle +6 more
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What acceleration data from wildlife collars and animal body mass tell us about seed dispersal
Animal Biotelemetry, 2023 Background The seeds of many plant species can be dispersed over long distances in animal fur (epizoochory). Quantifying epizoochory in the wild is, however, challenging, since it is difficult to measure the retention times of seeds in fur.
Carsten M. Buchmann +3 more
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