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The functional response of a hoarding seed predator to mast seeding [PDF]

Ecology, 2010
Mast seeding involves the episodic and synchronous production of large seed crops by perennial plants. The predator satiation hypothesis proposes that mast seeding maximizes seed escape because seed predators consume a decreasing proportion of available seeds with increasing seed production.
Quinn E, Fletcher, Stan, Boutin, Jeffrey E, Lane, Jalene M, LaMontagne, Andrew G, McAdam, Charles J, Krebs, Murray M, Humphries   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A roadmap to key traits of invasive Drosophilidae

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biological invasions have intensified in recent decades, mostly driven by international trade and travel, raising significant concerns, particularly regarding insect pests. Once non‐native species establish, they can disrupt natural ecosystem stability, undermine agroecosystem sustainability and cause substantial economic losses.
Gwenaëlle Deconninck, Bréa Raynaud‐Berton, Méghan Boulembert, Olivier Chabrerie, Aude Couty, Franck Dedeine, Patrice Eslin, Vincent Foray, Romain Georges, Patricia Gibert, Laurence Mouton, Sylvain Pincebourde, David Renault, Christelle Suppo, Hervé Colinet   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implications of Habitat Loss on Seed Predation and Early Recruitment of a Keystone Palm in Anthropogenic Landscapes in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Habitat loss is the main driver of the loss of global biodiversity. Knowledge on this subject, however, is highly concentrated on species richness and composition patterns, with little discussion on the consequences of habitat loss for ecological ...
Leiza Aparecida S S Soares, Deborah Faria, Felipe Vélez-Garcia, Emerson M Vieira, Daniela C Talora, Eliana Cazetta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variability in seed cone production and functional response of seed predators to seed cone availability: support for the predator satiation hypothesis [PDF]

Journal of Ecology, 2014
SummaryMast seeding is a reproductive strategy in some perennial plants defined as synchronous production of large seed crops at irregular intervals. One widely accepted theory to explain this behaviour is the predator satiation hypothesis, which states that the synchronous and variable production of seeds within a population will maximize the ...
Linhart, Yan B., Moreira Tomé, Xoaquín, Snyder, Marc A., Mooney, Kailen A.   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Classifying avian drinking behaviour: ecological insights and implications in a changing world

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water is a fundamental currency of life, and its availability significantly influences animal behaviour, physiology and distributions. However, our knowledge around the dependence on water for drinking and the direct and indirect mechanisms driving related behaviours remains partial in the context of changing climates. Here, we review patterns
Shannon R. Conradie, Marc T. Freeman
wiley   +1 more source

Seed traits and burial state affect plant seed secondary dispersal mediated by rodents

Heliyon
Seed 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, Xingfu Yan, Jinfeng Zhang, Chao Zhang, Min Zhang, Shuhua Wei, Jiazhi Wang, Yonghong Luo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced seed defenses potentially relax selection by seed predators against serotiny in lodgepole pine

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Serotiny, the retention of seeds in a canopy seed bank until high temperatures cause seeds to be released, is an important life history trait for many woody plants in fire‐prone habitats. Serotiny provides a competitive advantage after fire but increases
Anna L. Parker, Craig W. Benkman
doaj   +1 more source

Slug grazing effects on seedling and adult life stages of North American Prairie plants used in designed urban landscapes [PDF]

, 2011
Designed vegetation is a major contributor to ecosystem service provision incities, and as such the study of how herbivory and other ecological factors determine its capacity to deliver such services, is long overdue.
Hitchmough, James, Wagner, Markus
core   +2 more sources