Effect of woodland patch size on rodent seed predation in a fragmented landscape [PDF]
Web Ecology, 2007 Predation on large woody plant seeds; chestnuts, acorns and sloe kernels, was studied in deciduous forests of two size classes: small woodlots (<1 ha) and large woods (at least 25 ha) in southern Sweden.
J. Loman
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Herbaceous Filter Strips in Agroecosystems: Implications for Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Conservation and Invertebrate Weed Seed Predation [PDF]
, 2018 A 9.3-ha crop field flanked by two filter strips was selected to: 1) assess carabid beetle activity-density and community composition and 2) assess post-dispersal weed seed predation by invertebrates in these habitats.
Landis, Douglas A +2 more
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Are Local Filters Blind to Provenance? Ant Seed Predation Suppresses Exotic Plants More than Natives [PDF]
, 2014 The question of whether species’ origins influence invasion outcomes has been a point of substantial debate in invasion ecology. Theoretically, colonization outcomes can be predicted based on how species’ traits interact with community filters, a process
Bird, Benjamin B. +3 more
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Pollination, seed set and seed predation on a landscape scale [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 2001 We analysed the combined effects of pollination and seed predation on seed set of Centaurea jacea in 15 landscapes differing in structural complexity. In the centre of each landscape, a patch of Centaurea plants was established for standardized measurements of flower visitation, seed predation and seed set.
Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf +2 more
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The fear diet: Risk, refuge, and biological control by omnivorous weed seed predators
Basic and Applied Ecology, 2022 Weed seed biocontrol by omnivorous mice and insects can limit weed seedbanks, but this ecosystem service can be difficult to predict given the broad diet breadth of seed predators and their potential for intraguild predation.
Ivy V. Widick +4 more
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Color mimicry of empty seeds influences the probability of predation by birds [PDF]
, 2015 Seeds are under strong pressure from seed predators. Therefore any physical seed trait increasing the chances of the seed's survival should undergo positive selection.
Dylewski, Ł. +4 more
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Deterring rodent seed‐predation using seed‐coating technologies
Restoration Ecology, 2020 With many degraded environments undergoing restoration efforts, there is a growing need for the optimization of direct seeding practices. Seeds planted on wildlands are often consumed by rodents, leading to reduced plant establishment. Coating seeds in rodent aversive products may prevent seed‐predation.
Justin B. Taylor +5 more
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Anthropogenic seed dispersal: rethinking the origins of plant domestication
, 2020 It is well documented that ancient sickle harvesting led to tough rachises, but the other seed dispersal properties in crop progenitors are rarely discussed. The first steps toward domestication are evolutionary responses for the recruitment of humans as
Spengler, R.
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An omnivorous mesopredator modifies predation of omnivore‐dispersed seeds
Ecosphere, 2021 Post‐dispersal seed predation is an important determinant of plant recruitment. Although many plant species are dispersed following consumption by omnivorous vertebrates, the potential for these dispersal agents to indirectly affect seed fate by ...
Savannah L. Bartel, John L. Orrock
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 IntroductionFruit wings serve various ecological functions, including facilitating wind dispersal, providing physical protection to seeds, and regulating seed germination.
Kaiqing Xie +6 more
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