Neglected seed dispersers and research compartmentalisation: how much do we know about what we don't know? [PDF]
New PhytolGeographic 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 ...
Mendes SB +10 more
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Regeneration Strategies in Seed Plants: A Continuum Shaping Survival. [PDF]
Ecol EvolSeed plants dominate terrestrial ecosystems in part because regeneration is not a single event, but a coordinated sequence of traits acting across time and space. Here, we synthesize regeneration strategies in seed plants as a continuous, integrated framework spanning pre‐germination regulation, germination timing, seedling emergence, soil seed banking,
Maleki K, Soltani E.
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Do interspecific hybrids lead to new evolutionary avenues in the plant family Lemnaceae? [PDF]
New PhytolNew Phytologist, Volume 250, Issue 1, Page 9-11, April 2026.
Sree KS, Appenroth KJ.
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Editorial article: Functional signatures, epizoochory, mapping from satellites and Editors' Award
, 2005 Fil: White, Peter S..
Wilson, J. Bastow +4 more
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Species-specific interactions in avian–bryophyte dispersal networks
Royal Society Open Science, 2022 Studies from seed plants have shown that animal dispersal fundamentally alters the success of plant dispersal, shaping community composition through time. Our understanding of this phenomenon in spore plants is comparatively limited.
Matthew W. Chmielewski, Sarah M. Eppley
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Evaluating the African arid corridor hypothesis: A meta-analysis including the phylogenetic and biogeographical history of Sesamothamnus. [PDF]
Am J BotAbstract Premise We examined the African arid corridor (AAC) disjunction pattern of vascular plants between northeastern and southwestern Africa in the context of geological and climatic events since the late Miocene. We developed a phylogenetic and biogeographical framework for the arid‐adapted genus Sesamothamnus (Pedaliaceae), a classic example of ...
Zaborsky JG +6 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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