Multiple lines and levels of evidence for avian zoochory promoting fish colonization of artificial lakes [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2023 Understanding how obligate freshwater organisms colonize seemingly isolated ecosystems has long fascinated ecologists. While recent investigations reveal that fish eggs can survive the digestive tract of birds and successfully hatch once deposited, evidence for avian zoochory in natura is still lacking.
Ivan Paz-Vinas +2 more
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Effective dispersal of fern spore and the ecological relevance of zoochory [PDF]
Biological ReviewsABSTRACT The mechanisms of fern dispersal are under‐studied and there are few data to support the vectors assumed to drive patterns of sporophyte occurrence and speciation. Although wind is generally the fern spore dispersal vector described in the literature, there has always been competing evidence supporting ...
James M R Brock
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Waterbird-Mediated Dispersal and Freshwater Biodiversity: General Insights From Bryozoans [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Freshwater environments are fragmented and heterogeneous in space and time. Long term persistence thus necessitates at least occasional dispersal of aquatic organisms to locate suitable habitats.
Beth Okamura +2 more
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Vulnerability of Myrmecochory to Anthropogenic Disturbances and Climate Change: An Ecological Synthesis [PDF]
InsectsMyrmecochory is a form of seed dispersal mediated by ants. Although this mechanism of dispersal has received less research attention than other dispersal processes, the wide distribution and high biomass of ants mean that it can strongly influence plant ...
Seongwon Yun +5 more
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The importance of pollination and dispersal syndromes for the conservation of Cerrado Rupestre fragments on ironstone outcrops immersed in an agricultural landscape [PDF]
Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2022 Studies on pollination and seed dispersal are essential for the conservation of plant diversity. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the pollination and dispersal syndromes of five fragments of the Cerrado Rupestre immersed in an agricultural landscape ...
Cássio Cardoso Pereira +3 more
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Non-Native Flora of the Mediterranean Lesvos Island (East Aegean, Greece): Floristic Analysis, Traits, and Assessment [PDF]
PlantsA checklist of Lesvos Island’s non-native vascular flora is presented. Through the literature and a roadside survey, we recorded 187 non-native plant taxa, representing 12% of the total regional flora.
Alexandros Galanidis +2 more
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Diversity, 2022 Interspecific biotic interaction is believed to be a fundamental phenomenon in ecology. However, despite the increasing efforts, interaction mechanisms are still not clearly understood.
Mauro Fois +4 more
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Epizoochory in Parrots as an Overlooked Yet Widespread Plant–Animal Mutualism
Plants, 2021 Plant–animal interactions are key to sustaining whole communities and ecosystem function. However, their complexity may limit our understanding of the underlying mechanisms and the species involved.
Dailos Hernández-Brito +11 more
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Plants, 2023 Plants differ widely in their ability to find tolerable climatic ranges through seed dispersal, depending on their life-history traits and habitat characteristics.
Jonathan O. Hernandez +2 more
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Invertebrate dispersal by waterbird species in neotropical wetlands
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021 Endozoochory by waterbirds is particularly relevant to the dispersal of non-flying aquatic invertebrates. This ecological function exercised by birds has been demonstrated in different biogeographical regions, but there are no studies for the neotropical
G. G. Silva +3 more
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