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A global systematic review of frugivorous animal tracking studies and the estimation of seed dispersal distances [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 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 ...
Adam Fell +3 more
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Decluttering Seed Dispersal Modes: Bringing Clarity to Seed Dispersal Ecology [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSeed dispersal research has expanded significantly over time, leading to a proliferation of terms relating to dispersal modes that has resulted in terminological confusion. This viewpoint identifies the primary concerns in this regard: synonymy (multiple
Harsh Yadav +5 more
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EuDiS - A comprehensive database of the seed dispersal syndromes of the European flora [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 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.
Pablo Vargas, Ruben Heleno, José Costa
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Frugivore richness poorly predicts seed dispersal effectiveness under climate change [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAnimal-mediated seed dispersal underpins forest maintenance, yet climate change threatens this mutualism by reshaping plant-frugivore overlap. Most projections assume that frugivore richness and binary interactions adequately capture seed dispersal ...
Eduardo D. B. Rigacci +3 more
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Seed Dispersal as a Multiphase Process: Integrating Abiotic and Biotic Vectors Across Ecological Gradients [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSeed dispersal is a dynamic process through which diaspores (seeds or seed‐bearing fruits) are detached from the mother plant, transported to different sites in the landscape that offer physical protection, competitive advantages, or lower predation risk.
Fabián Alejandro Rubalcava‐Castillo +4 more
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Urbanization of seed dispersal networks. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract 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 ...
Mendes SB +6 more
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Long Distance Seed Dispersal by Forest Elephants [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 By dispersing seeds long distances, large, fruit-eating animals influence plant population spread and community dynamics. After fruit consumption, animal gut passage time and movement determine seed dispersal patterns and distances.
John R. Poulsen +25 more
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Seed dispersal effectiveness in fragmented and defaunated landscapes
Ecosphere, 2023 Landscape fragmentation and defaunation have major impacts on plant dispersal and dynamics. However, whether the impact of such perturbations on seed dispersal and recruitment change in sign and strength across habitats and spatial scales, and whether ...
Jose M. Fedriani +4 more
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Seed dispersal by deception: A game between mimetic seeds and their bird dispersers. [PDF]
Plant DiversMimetic seeds attract birds to disperse seeds mainly by mimicking fleshy fruits or arillate seeds, however, they provide little nutritive reward for bird dispersers. The key characteristics of mimetic seeds are conspicuous seed color, hard seed coat, certain toxic secondary metabolites, and perhaps smooth waxy layer.
Jin MF, Cai XH, Chen G.
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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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