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“The Dispersion of Seeds and Plants” [PDF]
Nature, 1888 IN support of the views expressed in Mr. D. Morris's interesting article on the above subject (NATURE, March 15, p. 466), I beg to be allowed to state the following facts. In the Island of Porto Rico, the Panicum barbinode, called there “malojilla,” has been cultivated for many years in the low humid lands, and it is a current opinion among farmers ...
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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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PLoS ONE, 2016 The dispersal capacity of plant species that rely on animals to disperse their seeds (biotic dispersal) can alter with changes to the populations of their keystone dispersal vectors. Knowledge on how biotic dispersal systems vary across landscapes allows
Fiona J Thomson +3 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 +6 more
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Antagonistic and mutualistic interactions alter seed dispersal of understory plants at forest edges
Ecosphere, 2021 Seed dispersal by ants is an important interaction in North American eastern deciduous forests, where 30–40% of understory plants are myrmecochores, with seeds that possess lipid‐rich appendages (elaiosomes) that attract seed‐dispersing ants ...
Wyatt J. Parker +2 more
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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 +3 more
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Seed traits and burial state affect plant seed secondary dispersal mediated by rodents
HeliyonSeed dispersal is an important ecological process and has important implications for plant population expansion and regeneration. Seed dispersal not only reduces the probability of death due to seed density but also facilitates seedling establishment ...
Jiming Cheng +7 more
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Mesopredator frugivory has no effect on seed viability and emergence under experimental conditions
Ecosphere, 2021 Members of the order Carnivora are a unique and important seed disperser who consume and deposit undamaged seeds while providing regular long‐distance seed dispersal opportunities.
John P. Draper +4 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Septin 9 polybasic domains couple phosphoinositide‐rich membrane binding to centrosome positioning, Golgi organization, and microtubule acetylation to control epithelial polarity. Their loss disrupts this axis, causing centrosome mispositioning, Golgi fragmentation, reduced microtubule acetylation, and polarity inversion via upregulation of the ...
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Ecological IndicatorsSeed dispersal outcomes such as antitelechory, atelechory, telechory, and seed storage, reflect plants' functional responses in dispersal. How diaspore attributes affect seed distribution patterns and corresponding dispersal outcomes following secondary ...
Wei Liang +8 more
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