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Can plant traits predict seed dispersal probability via red deer guts, fur, and hooves? [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Seed dispersal by mammals provides functional connectivity between isolated plant habitat patches. Across much of Europe, red deer (Cervus elaphus) populations are growing steadily, potentially leading to increasing importance of this large mammal ...
Tanja K. Petersen, Hans Henrik Bruun
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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, Roger C. Anderson   +1 more
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Darwin’s Digestion Myth: Historical and Modern Perspectives on Our Understanding of Seed Dispersal by Waterbirds

Seeds
Internal 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, David M Wilkinson
exaly   +4 more sources

Endozoochory largely outweighs epizoochory in migrating passerines [PDF]

Journal of Avian Biology, 2013
Fruits and seeds are critical food sources for many European passerines during the autumn migration, which in turn contribute to disperse seeds either internally, i.e. after ingestion (endozoochory), or externally, when seeds adhere to the body surface (epizoochory).
Costa, José M., Ramos, Jaime A., Silva, Luís P. da, Timóteo, Sérgio, Araújo, Pedro M., Felgueiras, Marcial S., Rosa, António, Matos, Cláudia, Encarnação, Paulo, Tenreiro, Paulo Q., Heleno, Ruben   +10 more
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Do wild ungulates contribute to the dispersal of vascular plants in central European forests by epizoochory? [PDF]

Forstwissenschaftliches Centralblatt, 2005
The external dispersal ("epizoochory") of vascular plant diaspores (seeds and fruits) by roe deer and wild boar, i.e. the most common wild large mammals with a large home range in central Europe, was investigated in a 6.5-km² forest area in NE Germany dominated by mesic deciduous forests. The study involved brushing out the diaspores from the coats and
Heinken, Thilo (PD Dr.), Raudnitschka, Dorit   +1 more
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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, Christophe Baltzinger, Sorour Karimi, Sorour Karimi, Ushma Shukla   +4 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, Lukas Dreyling, Mihaela Constantin, Frank M. Schurr   +3 more
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Subtle changes in plant diversity in the Bavarian Alps over the past eight decades [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Historical 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, Svenja Munck, Peter Poschlod, Sergey Rosbakh   +3 more
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Cattle disperse microalgae by epizoochory in Neotropical wetlands

Hydrobiologia
Abstract The role of cattle in the epizoochorous dispersal of microalgae in Neotropical wetlands is poorly understood. Here, we assessed the potential of cattle to transport algae externally in isolated wetlands surrounded by grassland matrices in southern Brazil. We examined whether the richness and composition of microalgae attached
Leonardo Maltchik
exaly   +2 more sources

Fuzzy relationships among plant dispersal mechanisms, syndromes, and animal vectors. [PDF]

Ecology
Abstract Knowledge of which animal clades and dispersal mechanisms contribute to seed dispersal is critical for understanding the ecology and evolution of plant communities. However, a broad understanding is limited by a focus on single clades and mechanisms. Here, we analyzed a Europe‐wide multi‐clade seed dispersal dataset with interactions among 447
van Leeuwen CHA, Heleno R, Green AJ, Sebastián-González E, Costa JM, Baltzinger C, Fricke E, Lovas-Kiss Á, Castañeda I, Donoso I, Auffret AG, Mendes SB.   +11 more
europepmc   +2 more sources