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Plant dispersal syndromes are unreliable, especially for predicting zoochory and long‐distance dispersal [PDF]
, 2021 Early Access : JUN 2021International audiencePlant dispersal syndromes are allocated based on diaspore morphology and used to predict the dominant mechanisms of dispersal.
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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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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.
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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 +4 more
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“Step by step”: high frequency short-distance epizoochorous dispersal of aquatic macrophytes [PDF]
, 2016 Aquatic macrophytes can successfully colonise and re-colonise areas separated by space and time. The mechanisms underlying such “mobility” are not well understood, but it has often been hypothesised that epizoochory (external dispersal) plays an ...
Coughlan, Neil E. +2 more
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Human-Mediated Dispersal of Plantago asiatica Mucilaginous Seeds in Urban Environments
SeedsSeed 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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Epizoochorous dispersal of vascular plants by large mammals [PDF]
, 2021 Epizoochorous dispersal is together with endozoochorous dispersal one of the two basic principles of zoochory - the seed dispersion by animals. Epizoochory is defined as the spread of seeds by attachment to the surface of animals, for example in the fur ...
Mádrová, Terezie
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Age ratio in groups of a social ungulate affects epizoochorous dispersal and diaspore exchanges
Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 9, September 2026.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 +6 more
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Investigating Seed Dispersal Distances and Long Distance Dispersal Mechanisms of the Invasive Plant, Alliaria Petiolata [PDF]
, 2015 Alliaria petiolata, an herbaceous plant, has aggressively invaded North American woodlands. It has been extensively studied to understand why it is a successful invader, but certain aspects of its biology have been understudied such as seed dispersal ...
Loebach, Christopher
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ConservationMadagascar 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 +2 more
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