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Inter- and intra-annual patterns of seed rain in the black spruce stands of Quebec, Canada [PDF]
iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2017 Divergent reproductive strategies of tree species generate differences in the dynamics of seed production and dispersion. The spatial and temporal variability in seed rain abundance and viability was monitored during the period 2000-2007 in four boreal ...
Gionest, François +3 more
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EuDiS - A comprehensive database of the seed dispersal syndromes of the European flora. [PDF]
Biodivers Data J, 2023 Seed dispersal is a critical process in plant colonisation and demography. Fruits and seeds can be transported by several vectors (typically animals, wind and water), which may have exerted strong selective pressures on plant’s morphological traits.
Vargas P, Heleno R, Costa JM.
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Ant-mediated seed dispersal in a warmed world [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Climate change affects communities both directly and indirectly via changes in interspecific interactions. One such interaction that may be altered under climate change is the ant-plant seed dispersal mutualism common in deciduous forests of eastern ...
Courtney M. Patterson +5 more
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A global systematic review of frugivorous animal tracking studies and the estimation of seed dispersal distances. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Seed dispersal is one of the most important ecosystem functions globally. It shapes plant populations, enhances forest succession, and has multiple, indirect benefits for humans, yet it is one of the most threatened processes in plant regeneration ...
Fell A, Silva T, Duthie AB, Dent D.
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Multiple intrinsic and extrinsic drivers influence the quantity and quality components of seed dispersal effectiveness in the rare shrub Lindera subcoriacea. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Information about seed dispersal effectiveness (SDE) for plant species of conservation concern is rarely available to inform management strategies and actions.
Hohmann MG +3 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Prevailing directions of seed and pollen dispersal may induce anisotropy of the fine‐scale spatial genetic structure (FSGS), particularly in wind‐dispersed and wind‐pollinated species.
Atsushi Nakanishi +3 more
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Tracking Animal-Dispersed Seedlings Using 15N Xylem Injection Method
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Although various seed-marking methods have been developed for seed dispersal, it remains difficult to track the actual patterns of seed dispersal and seedling recruitment. Thus, new labeling methods that accurately track seedling establishment along with
Minghui Wang +3 more
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Seed traits and phylogeny explain plants' geographic distribution [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2022 Understanding the mechanisms that shape the geographic distribution of plant species is a central theme of biogeography. Although seed mass, seed dispersal mode and phylogeny have long been suspected to affect species distribution, the link between the ...
K. Chen +10 more
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Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Carnivorans
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Seed dispersal is critical to the ecological performance of sexually reproducing plant species and the communities that they form. The Mammalian order Carnivora provide valuable and effective seed dispersal services but tend to be overlooked in much of ...
John P. Draper +9 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Hydrology is a major environmental factor determining plant fitness, and hydrological niche segregation (HNS) has been widely used to explain species coexistence.
Jinlei Zhu +4 more
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