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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.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Information about seed dispersal effectiveness (SDE) for plant species of conservation concern is rarely available to inform management strategies and actions.
Matthew G Hohmann, Wade A Wall, Michael G Just, Stacy D Huskins   +3 more
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Rodent-mediated seed dispersal of Korean pine in forest gaps: The importance of fine-scale spatial heterogeneity of understory vegetation

Ecological Indicators, 2022
During the restoration of secondary forests in Northeast China, it is critically important to promote seed recruitment of Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis), which is highly dependent on rodents and significantly affected by spatially heterogeneous ...
Qiaoling Yan, Jing Wang, Qingda Chen, Rong Li, Yue Yu, Shuangtian Li, Tian Gao, Ting Zhang, Junfeng Yuan   +8 more
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Pollen and seed dispersal of Brazil nut trees in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 2018
Pollen and seed dispersal patterns greatly influence the spatial distribution of plant genetic diversity. Microsatellite-based parentage analysis provides accurate estimates of contemporary gene dispersal.
Karina MARTINS, Raifanny da Silva Oliveira dos SANTOS, Tatiana de CAMPOS, Lúcia Helena de Oliveira WADT   +3 more
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Crop size influences pre-dispersal seed predation in the Brazilian Cerrado

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2017
Many pre-dispersal seed predators are specialized insects that rely on seeds for larval development. These insects may respond to the amount of seeds produced by a plant (i.e.
Alexander V. Christianini
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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, Thorsten Wiegand, Pedro J. Garrote, María J. Leiva, Daniel Ayllón   +4 more
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Grain-for-green accelerates functional restoration of rodent-mediated seed dispersal

Ecological Indicators, 2023
The Grain-for-Green Program in China is one of the largest payments for ecosystem services programs, and it is regarded as effective for protecting the ecological environment and mitigating disasters. However, research into the effects of revegetation on
Fei Yu, Jiaxin Li, Linjun Zhang, Ganggang Zhang, Yueqin Yang, Yang Wang, Xianfeng Yi   +6 more
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Consequences of intraspecific variation in seed dispersal for plant demography, communities, evolution and global change

AoB Plants, 2019
As the single opportunity for plants to move, seed dispersal has an important impact on plant fitness, species distributions and patterns of biodiversity.
R. Snell, Noelle G. Beckman, Evan C. Fricke, Bette A. Loiselle, C. Carvalho, Landon R. Jones, Nathanael I Lichti, Nicky Lustenhouwer, S. Schreiber, Christopher Strickland, L. Sullivan, B. R. Cavazos, I. Giladi, A. Hastings, K. Holbrook, E. Jongejans, O. Kogan, Flavia Montaño-Centellas, J. Rudolph, Haldre S. Rogers, R. Zwolak, E. Schupp   +21 more
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Seed trait and rodent species determine seed dispersal and predation: evidences from semi-natural enclosures

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2015
Seed traits affect seed dispersal by animals. However, the combined role of seeds and dispersers in determining seed dispersal is not well explored. We attempted to test how seed traits and predators determine seed dispersal and predation interaction in ...
Yi X, Wang Z, Liu C, Liu G
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Structure, spatial dynamics, and stability of novel seed dispersal mutualistic networks in Hawaiʻi

Science, 2019
Invasive birds spread native seeds When humans introduce exotic species to sensitive ecosystems, invasion and extinction of native species often follow.
J. Vizentin‐Bugoni, J. Vizentin‐Bugoni, C. Tarwater, J. Foster, D. Drake, Jason M. Gleditsch, Amy M. Hruska, J. P. Kelley, J. Sperry, J. Sperry   +9 more
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A global review on the role of small rodents and lagomorphs (clade Glires) in seed dispersal and plant establishment

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Zoochory is an ecologically and evolutionarily important seed dispersal type. The decline and extinction of seed-dispersing large herbivores severely threatens dispersal-driven ecosystem processes in many regions.
Laura Godó, Orsolya Valkó, Sándor Borza, Balázs Deák   +3 more
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