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Patterns of frugivory in the columnar cactus Pilosocereus leucocephalus. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2019
Birds and bats feed on the fruit, and presumably disperse, the seeds of Pilosocereus leucocephalus, a keystone columnar cactus species in Mesoamerica Abstract In the frugivory networks of many arid and semi‐arid Mesoamerican ecosystems, columnar cacti act as keystone species that produce fruits with a high content of water and nutrients attractive to ...
Vázquez-Castillo S, Miranda-Jácome A, Ruelas Inzunza E.   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Urbanization of seed dispersal networks. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Rapid urban expansion is affecting the composition of wild communities and creating novel ecosystems worldwide. Seed dispersal is key for ecosystem persistence, particularly in fragmented landscapes. However, generalizations regarding the impacts of urbanization are still difficult due to the lack of studies encompassing the urban matrix.
Mendes SB, Olesen JM, Nogales M, Marrero P, Romero J, Nieves C, Heleno R.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Frugivoria: A trait database for birds and mammals exhibiting frugivory across contiguous Neotropical moist forests

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 32, Issue 9, Page 1466-1484, September 2023., 2023
Abstract Motivation Biodiversity in many areas is rapidly declining because of global change. As such, there is an urgent need for new tools and strategies to help identify, monitor and conserve biodiversity hotspots. This is especially true for frugivores, species consuming fruit, because of their important role in seed dispersal and maintenance of ...
Beth E. Gerstner, Patrick Bills, Phoebe L. Zarnetske   +2 more
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Anatomía foliar de Vallesia glabra (Apycynaceae), especie de importancia medicinal y en frugivoría [PDF]

Lilloa, 2013
Giménez, Guadalupe; Patricia L. Albornoz. 2013. “Anatomía foliar de Vallesia glabra (Apocynaceae), especie de importancia en frugivoría”. Lilloa 50 (1). Vallesia glabra (Cav.) Link, conocido vulgarmente como “ancoche”, es un arbusto o arbolito de 1,50 a
Guadalupe Giménez, Patricia L. Albornoz
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Frugivory underpins the nitrogen cycle

Functional Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 357-368, February 2021., 2021
A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article. Abstract Tropical rainforests are populated by large frugivores that feed upon fruit‐producing woody species, yet their role in regulating the cycle of globally important biogeochemical elements such as nitrogen is still unknown.
Nacho Villar, Claudia Paz, Valesca Zipparro, Sergio Nazareth, Leticia Bulascoschi, Elisabeth S. Bakker, Mauro Galetti, Shawn Leroux   +7 more
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Frugivory and ornitochorous fruits removal in Chaco forest fragments of Córdoba (Argentina) [PDF]

, 2012
La pérdida de bosques naturales y su fragmentación en el paisaje por actividad agrícola pueden afectar procesos ecológicos como la dispersión biótica y también el mantenimiento de la diversidad de especies nativas y la invasión de plantas exóticas. En el
Galetto, Leonardo, Grilli, Gabriel, Ponce, Analía Melisa   +2 more
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Anotaciones sobre interacciones ecológicas en el Refugio de Vida Silvestre Barras de Cuero y Salado, Honduras [PDF]

, 2023
The Barras Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge is a protected area located in the Atlantic coastal zone of Honduras. This area is threatened by introduced species and changes in land use, such as the cultivation of African palm.
Cálix-García , José, Ferrufino-Acosta , Lilian, Jocelyne Argueta , Ivany, Oyuela-Andino , Olvin   +3 more
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Misodendrum punctulatum (Misodendraceae) seed dispersal and colonization patterns on a Nothofagus antarctica (Nothofagaceae) post-fire shrubland from Northwestern Patagonia [PDF]

, 2010
El patrón espacial de la dispersión puede afectar el patrón espacial de establecimiento condicionando la estructura de la vegetación. Este trabajo analiza la magnitud de la dispersión y la colonización (infección) de la planta hemiparásita Misodendrum ...
Rovere, Adriana, Tercero Bucardo, Norlan
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Reunion overseas: introduced wild boars and cultivated orange trees interact in the Brazilian Atlantic forest [PDF]

, 2019
Little is known concerning novel interactions between species that typically interact in their native range but, as a consequence of human activity, are also interacting out of their original distribution under new ecological conditions.
Borges, R., Falconi, J. R, Fedriani, José M., Malara, T. M., Peris, J. E., Peña, L., Peña, Leandro   +6 more
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Diet of Phytotoma rutila (Passeriformes: Cotingidae) in the central Monte desert, Argentina [PDF]

, 2014
Artículo de publicación SciELOSe determinó la composición botánica de la dieta del Cortarramas Phytotoma rutila en el desierto del Monte central, Argentina, mediante análisis microhistológico de las heces.
Mosca Torres, María E., Ríos, Juan Manuel, Sabat Kirkwood, Alejandro Pablo, Zarco, Agustín   +3 more
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