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From structure to function in mutualistic interaction networks: Topologically important frugivores have greater potential as seed dispersers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
J.F.A.‐Q. was supported by a National Doctoral scholarship from COLCIENCIAS (647, 2015‐II). D.G. was funded by grant CGL2015‐68963‐C2‐2‐R (Spanish MinECo/FEDER). Ronnie Lendrum reviewed the English. Eugene W.
Acevedo Quintero, J. F.   +2 more
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Isolated Trees in a Fragmented Tropical Landscape: A View Through the Soil Seed Bank

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 57, Issue 5, September 2025.
Here, we investigated patterns of plant species diversity, abundance, and composition in the soil seed banks of cattle pastures, under fleshy‐fruited, and nonfleshy‐fruited trees within pastures, and in secondary forest patches at ten study sites in Brazil.
Samantha A. Allbee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relação entre o Comportamento de Aves, A Conformação da Paisagem Fragmentada e A Estrutura das Populações de Plantas

open access: yesRevista Agrogeoambiental, 2011
O processo de fragmentação do Bioma Cerrado é fruto da expansão agrícola. A paisagem fragmentada atualmente no Bioma é composta por manchas de fragmentos florestais isolados ou conectados por corredores de vegetação, natural ou introduzida.
Bruno Senna Corrêa   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plant and frugivore species characteristics drive frugivore contributions to seed dispersal effectiveness in a hyperdiverse community

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 238-253, January 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Seed dispersal by frugivores is a crucial step of the life cycle of most plants, influencing plant population and community dynamics. Although very important for most ecosystems, we are just beginning to understand which are the mechanisms driving frugivore‐mediated ...
Mariana Campagnoli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reasons and misgivings of a heritage recognition: the olive grove landscapes of Andalusia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
El 27 de enero de 2017, la UNESCO ha incluido al paisaje del olivar andaluz en una lista tentativa de futuros patrimonios mundiales, lo que presenta oficialmente en el mundo estos paisajes y exige mantener sus valores patrimoniales.
Andreu-Lara, Carmen   +2 more
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Apex predators can structure ecosystems through trophic cascades: Linking the frugivorous behaviour and seed dispersal patterns of mesocarnivores

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 38, Issue 6, Page 1407-1419, June 2024.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Current global change scenarios demand knowledge on how anthropogenic impacts affect ecosystem functioning through changes in food web structure. Frugivorous mesocarnivores are a key link in trophic cascades because, while their abundance and behaviour are usually ...
Tamara Burgos   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frugivoría y dispersión de semillas de la palma Oenocarpus bataua (Arecaceae) en un bosque de los Andes colombianos

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2012
En zonas bajas tropicales, en bosques continuos y relativamente poco intervenidos, los frutos de la palma Oenocarpus bataua Mart., son consumidos por diversas especies de vertebrados, sin embargo, no hay estudios de dispersión de más largo plazo con esta
Rosario Rojas-Robles   +2 more
doaj  

Germinación de semillas de Ficus insipida (Moraceae) defecadas por tucanes (Ramphastos sulfuratus) y monos araña (Ateles geoffroyi)

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2006
Con el objetivo de evaluar y comparar el efecto que tiene el paso de las semillas del higo Ficus insipida Willd (Moraceae), por el tracto digestivo de dos especies de vertebrados frugívoros, se ofrecieron frutos a individuos cautivos de tucán (Ramphastos
Laura E Domínguez-Domínguez   +2 more
doaj  

Secondary metabolites of vertebrate-dispersed fruits: evidence for adaptive functions Metabolitos secundarios de frutos dispersados por aves: evidencia de funciones adaptativas

open access: yesRevista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2000
In this paper, I discuss recent evidence concerning the adaptive significance of secondary metabolites in ripe fleshy fruits, and implications for seed dispersal by birds and other vertebrates.
MARTIN L. CIPOLLINI
doaj  

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