Do Wild Ungulates Contribute to the Dispersal of Vascular Plants in Central European Forests by Epizoochory? A Case Study in NE Germany. Tragt Schalenwild durch Epizoochorie zur Ausbreitung von Gefasspflanzen in mitteleuropaischen Waldern bei? Eine Fallstudie aus Nordostdeutschland [PDF]
Forstwissenschaftliches Centralblatt, 2002 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
Thilo Heinken, Dorit Raudnitschka
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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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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Zoochory is an ecologically and evolutionarily important seed dispersal type. The decline and extinction of seed-dispersing large herbivores severely threatens dispersal-driven ecosystem processes in many regions.
Laura Godó +3 more
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Inferring Endozoochory From Ingestion to Germination Through Biological Filters: Brown Bear Feces as a Case Study. [PDF]
Ecol EvolOur study investigated the combined effect of methods and endozoochorous filters (ingestion, mastication, gut passage and fecal matrix) on the inference of endozoochory. Our results highlighted differences according to the method used on the inference of endozoochory in terms of number of taxa and plant life forms, while inducing variable reliability ...
Pauly G +7 more
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Evolutionary diversification of the African achyranthoid clade (Amaranthaceae) in the context of sterile flower evolution and epizoochory [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2018 Many African genera of the Amaranthaceae exhibit unique inflorescences that include sterile flowers modified to hooks or spines. Considering that the abundance of large terrestrial herbivores increased on the African continent with the expansion of grassland and savannah ecosystems, modified sterile flowers could have been an innovation that boosted ...
Di Vincenzo, Vanessa +6 more
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Role of plant functional traits in determining vegetation composition of abandoned grazing land in north-eastern Victoria, Australia [PDF]
, 2008 Question: In the Northern Hemisphere, species with dispersal limitations are typically absent from secondary forests. In Australia, little is known about dispersal mechanisms and other traits that drive species composition within post-agricultural ...
Bell, T.L. +3 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 +4 more
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Seed Dispersal Spectrum of Woody Species in South Ecuadorian Dry Forests: Environmental Correlates and the Effect of Considering Species Abundance [PDF]
, 2011 This study examines the seed dispersal spectrum of the tropical dry forests of Southern Ecuador, in an effort to contribute to the knowledge of the complex dynamics of tropical dry forests.
Cruz Rot, Marcelino de la +2 more
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Epizoochory by large herbivores: merging data with models
Basic and Applied Ecology, 2008 Summary The dispersal of plant seeds in the fur of large herbivores (epizoochory) is an important but complex long-distance dispersal mechanism. We developed a spatially explicit simulation model of epizoochorous seed dispersal, which was parameterized based on empirical studies of the movement and behaviour of donkeys, and the distribution, seed ...
Martine Couvreur +6 more
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Optimal methods for fitting probability distributions to propagule retention time in studies of zoochorous dispersal [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Propagule retention time is a key factor in determining propagule dispersal distance and the shape of “seed shadows”. Propagules dispersed by animal vectors are either ingested and retained in the gut until defecation or attached externally
Figuerola, Jordi +2 more
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