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Global patterns in post-dispersal seed removal by invertebrates and vertebrates. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
It is commonly accepted that species interactions such as granivory are more intense in the tropics. However, this has rarely been tested. A global dataset of post-dispersal seed removal by invertebrates and vertebrates for 79 native plant species from ...
Begoña Peco, Shawn W Laffan, Angela T Moles   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Interplay Between Fire and Microhabitat Cover Drives Seed Removal in Gallery Forests in the Brazilian Cerrado

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Fire may have distinct effects on the fauna inhabiting savannas and forests, because the former have evolved under occasional occurrence of fire, while natural caused fire tends to be rare in tropical forests. Therefore, fires may be particularly influential to plant–animal interactions in forests.
Liliane Gomes Freitas Pessini, Renato D' Elia Feliciano, Alexander V. Christianini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data and code from "Litter removal reduces seed predation in restored prairies during times when seed predation would otherwise be high"

, 2021
Understanding patterns of seed predation in tallgrass prairie restorations is vital because seed additions are often used by managers to increase diversity and promote native species.
Ellen Damschen, Jonathan Henn, John Orrock, Genevieve Anderegg   +3 more
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The effect of gut passage by waterbirds on the seed coat and pericarp of diaspores lacking "external flesh": Evidence for widespread adaptation to endozoochory in angiosperms.

PLoS ONE, 2019
The widely accepted "endozoochory syndrome" is assigned to angiosperm diaspores with a fleshy, attractive tissue and implies the existence of adaptations for protection against digestion during gut passage. This syndrome has led diaspore fleshiness to be
Mihai Costea, Hiba El Miari, Levente Laczkó, Réka Fekete, Attila V Molnár, Ádám Lovas-Kiss, Andy J Green   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Agricultural Landscape on the Functional Diversity of Bird Species in the Neotropical Dryland

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 9, September 2026.
Landscape complexity and configuration influence bird functional diversity and the distribution of functional groups across natural and degraded land‐cover types. The graphical abstract illustrates how increasing landscape complexity and configuration are associated with higher functional diversity (FD), functional richness (FRic) and functional ...
Mônica da Costa Lima, Thiago Nascimento Zanetti, Helder Farias Pereira de Araujo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Litter removal reduces seed predation in restored prairies during times when seed predation would otherwise be high

, 2022
Understanding patterns of seed predation in tallgrass prairie restorations is vital because seed additions are often used by managers to increase diversity and promote native species.
John L. Orrock, Henn, Jonathan,, Ellen I. Damschen, Orrock, J. L., Genevieve C. Anderegg, Damschen, E. I., Anderegg, G. C., Jonathan J. Henn   +7 more
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The California Quail (Callipepla californica) in Chile and Argentina: introduction history, current distribution, and biological features

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2023
Background Little is known about the California Quail (Callipepla californica) as an invader in Chile and Argentina. Our goal was to review the history of its introduction and to provide updated information on its spread and current geographic ...
Benjamín Andrews, Carlos Zurita, Fabian M. Jaksic   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Importance of Invasive Earthworms as Seed Predators of Common Forest Flora of Ontario [PDF]

, 2015
Soil seed banks are vital to forest plant community regeneration, having long been viewed as a refuge for seeds vulnerable to granivory. Here evidence is provided suggesting many seeds entering the seed bank are subject to previously underestimated rates
Cassin, Colin
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Seed pellets containing activated carbon increase emergence of native plant species used in dryland restoration following herbicide application

Restoration Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 6, August 2026.
Abstract Introduction Over half of dryland ecosystems worldwide are degraded, making restoration a priority. Most dryland restoration efforts use seed‐based approaches, which often result in limited establishment of desirable species. The dual challenges of abiotic stressors and invasive species dominance are key barriers to native plant community ...
Emily H. Swartz, Bailey Caldwell, Caroline A. Havrilla   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Granivory in soybeans

, 2023
this database supports the scientific manuscript entitled: The influence of weed community structure on granivore communities and their function in an ...
Jonathan Lundgren
core   +1 more source