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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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Waterbird seed‐dispersal networks are similarly nested but less modular than those of frugivorous birds, and not driven by functional traits

Functional Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 11, Page 2283-2291, November 2020., 2020
A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article. Abstract Frugivory is widely recognized as vital for the dispersal of many plants. Moreover, plant species and their frugivorous dispersers form seed‐dispersal assemblages whose structure has important implications for the persistence and stability of the ...
Esther Sebastián‐González, Ádám Lovas‐Kiss, Merel B. Soons, Bas van den Broek, Andy J. Green, Colleen Seymour   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A global review of mistletoe frugivory and seed dispersal: The plant perspective

Plant Biology, EarlyView.
We reviewed studies on mistletoe frugivory and seed dispersal worldwide. Although mistletoes are relatively well studied, major taxonomic, geographic, and methodological gaps remain. We conclude that modern technologies offer new opportunities to address long‐standing but still poorly explored questions about these interactions.
R. F. Fadini, M. A. Pizo, F. E. Fontúrbel, E. Cazetta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conhecimento de moradores sobre frugivoria por aves em uma região urbanizada e com fragmentos de restinga no sudeste do Brasil

Biotemas, 2009
O conhecimento ecológico é importante para revelar a consciência ambiental de pessoas, refletindo em ações para conservação no meio ambiente onde vivem.
César Cestari
doaj   +1 more source

The Flooding Gradient Affects Seed Dispersal by Fruit‐Eating Fishes in Amazonian Whitewater Floodplain Forests

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 3, May 2026.
This research approaches the interaction between frugivorous fish and the flooded forests in the central Amazon. We evaluated the fruit consumption by fish and the seed dispersal potential along the flood gradient. We tested the hypothesis that the role of fish as seed dispersers varies between low várzea (LV) and high várzea (HV) forests.
Gilvan Costa, Sandra Bibiana Correa, Florian Wittmann, Jochen Schöngart, Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade, Efrem Jorge Ferreira, Leonardo Maltchik   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Color and odor of artificial fruit used to signal potential dispersers in the Atlantic forest in Brazil

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2012
Fruit color and odor are the main features regulating the rate of fruit predation and dispersal. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of odor and color on fruit predators and dispersers.
Aliny Oliveira Barcelos, Clayton Perônico, Frederico Jacob Eutrópio   +2 more
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The ecology of attraction: Fruit traits and frugivore diversity in neotropical Piper

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 611-623, March 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Fruit traits can benefit plant reproduction by enhancing seed dispersal by mutualistic frugivores (e.g. seed dispersal syndromes), but identifying the role of specific fruit traits in mediating frugivory is challenging because these traits can serve multiple functions ...
Sharlene E. Santana, Anusha Aggarwal, Sneha Sil, Gloriana Chaverri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source