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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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A global review on the role of small rodents and lagomorphs (clade Glires) in seed dispersal and plant establishment

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, Orsolya Valkó, Sándor Borza, Balázs Deák   +3 more
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Are plant species able to keep pace with the rapidly changing climate? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Future climate change is predicted to advance faster than the postglacial warming. Migration may therefore become a key driver for future development of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
Sarah Cunze, Felix Heydel, Oliver Tackenberg   +2 more
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Evolution of Epiphytism and Fruit Traits Act Unevenly on the Diversification of the Species-Rich Genus Peperomia (Piperaceae)

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
The species-rich genus Peperomia (Black Pepper relatives) is the only genus among early diverging angiosperms where epiphytism evolved. The majority of fruits of Peperomia release sticky secretions or exhibit hook-shaped appendages indicative of ...
Lena Frenze, Paul Goetghebeur, Christoph Neinhuis, Marie-Stephanie Samain, Stefan Wanke   +4 more
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Human-Mediated Dispersal of Plantago asiatica Mucilaginous Seeds in Urban Environments

Seeds
Seed dispersal by humans plays an important role in determining vegetation structure. The seeds of Asian plantain (Plantago asiatica L.) form adhesive mucilage upon hydration, facilitating their attachment to shoes and subsequent dispersal via ...
Sota Inomata, Yudai Kudo, Kohei Koyama
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Age ratio in groups of a social ungulate affects epizoochorous dispersal and diaspore exchanges

Oikos, EarlyView.
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, Cloé Balson, Morgane Audiguier, Marie Battista, Didier Marcon, Olivier Pays, Christophe Baltzinger   +6 more
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Continued Deforestation Could Wipe out Key Ecological Functions of Parrots Before They Are Documented in Madagascar

Conservation
Madagascar is a global biodiversity hotspot, with approximately 90% of all its plant and animal species being endemic, most of them associated with forest ecosystems. This rich biodiversity is threatened by relentless deforestation; in 2014 only about 15%
José L. Tella, Cristina B. Sánchez-Prieto, Pedro Romero-Vidal   +2 more
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Internal and External Dispersal of Plants by Animals: An Aquatic Perspective on Alien Interference

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Many alien plants use animal vectors for dispersal of their diaspores (zoochory). If alien plants interact with native disperser animals, this can interfere with animal-mediated dispersal of native diaspores.
Casper H. A. van Leeuwen
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Neglected seed dispersers and research compartmentalisation: how much do we know about what we don't know?

New Phytologist, Volume 251, Issue 3, Page 967-974, August 2026.
Geographic distribution of seed dispersal studies by disperser guild. Summary Seed dispersal is critical for long‐term ecosystem resilience. However, excessive compartmentalisation of research into particular disperser guilds (e.g. birds) hampers our understanding of their relative contributions to overall seed dispersal, risking erroneous conclusions ...
Sara Beatriz Mendes, Esther Sebastián‐González, Alistair G. Auffret, Irene Castañeda, Andy J. Green, Casper H. A. van Leeuwen, Christophe Baltzinger, Ádám Lovas‐Kiss, Isabel Donoso, Ricardo Soares, Ruben Heleno   +10 more
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Spitting Seeds From the Cud: A Review of an Endozoochory Exclusive to Ruminants

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Given their strong masticatory system and the powerful microbial digestion inside their complex guts, mammalian ruminants have been frequently considered seed predators rather than seed dispersers.
Miguel Delibes, Irene Castañeda, Irene Castañeda, Irene Castañeda, Jose M. Fedriani, Jose M. Fedriani, Jose M. Fedriani   +6 more
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