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Science, 2006
Weta are giant, flightless grasshoppers that are endemic to New Zealand. In the absence of native mammals, weta are thought to perform similar ecological functions. As such, they might be expected to be important seeds dispersers. However, insects are not known to consume fleshy fruits and to disperse seeds after gut passage.
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Weta are giant, flightless grasshoppers that are endemic to New Zealand. In the absence of native mammals, weta are thought to perform similar ecological functions. As such, they might be expected to be important seeds dispersers. However, insects are not known to consume fleshy fruits and to disperse seeds after gut passage.
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Seed dispersal by neotropical seed predators
American Journal of Primatology, 1998From a plant's perspective, the difference between a seed predator and a seed disperser should be straightforward: attract animals that will disperse seeds and defend seeds from potential predators. Unlike pulp-eating frugivores, seed predators regularly encounter diverse plant protective mechanisms.
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Loss of seed dispersal before the loss of seed dispersers
Biological Conservation, 2016(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Cryptic function loss occurs when the ecological function of an animal population is significantly altered as a result of disturbance, even though the species is still present in the ecosystem. We reviewed the evidence for cryptic function loss to be widespread among seed disperser populations that ...
McConkey, Kim R., O'Farrill, Georgina
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The ecology of seed dispersal.
2000(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
Willson, Mary F, Traveset, Anna
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Current Biology
Emonet and Hay describe how plants actively disperse seeds using exploding fruit.
Emonet, A., Hay, A.
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Emonet and Hay describe how plants actively disperse seeds using exploding fruit.
Emonet, A., Hay, A.
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Reliability of macaques as seed dispersers
American Journal of Primatology, 2020AbstractSeed dispersal is an ecological process crucial for forest regeneration and recruitment. To date, most studies on frugivore seed dispersal have used the seed dispersal effectiveness framework and have documented seed‐handling mechanisms, dispersal distances and the effect of seed handling on germination.
Asmita Sengupta +4 more
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Seed banks and seed dispersal: important topics in restoration ecology§
Acta Botanica Neerlandica, 1996Restoration ecology deals with the scientific and ecological background of nature management practices aiming at the re-establishment of plant species which have disappeared. As we focus on semi-natural landscapes, these disappearances can be caused by intensification of agricultural practices or cessation of human interference.
Bakker, J.P. +4 more
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No question: seed dispersal matters
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2000(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
, Howe, , Miriti
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SEED DISPERSAL OF DESERT ANNUALS
Ecology, 2008We quantified seed dispersal in a guild of Sonoran Desert winter desert annuals at a protected natural field site in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Seed production was suppressed under shrub canopies, in the open areas between shrubs, or both by applying an herbicide prior to seed set in large, randomly assigned removal plots (10-30 m diameter).
Venable, D. L. +4 more
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Seed dispersal by Galápagos tortoises
Journal of Biogeography, 2012AbstractAim Large‐bodied vertebrates often have a dramatic role in ecosystem function through herbivory, trampling, seed dispersal and nutrient cycling. The iconic Galápagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) are the largest extant terrestrial ectotherms, yet their ecology is poorly known.
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