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Seeds and the City: The Interdependence of Zoochory and Ecosystem Dynamics in Urban Environments [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 The increasing urban sprawl has contributed to the extensive fragmentation and reduction of natural habitat worldwide. Urbanization has a range of adverse effects on ecosystem functioning, including the disruption of plant dispersal processes across the ...
Tiziana A Gelmi-Candusso +1 more
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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.
Flavien Garcia +2 more
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Journal of Vegetation Science, 2021 AbstractAimsWe tested the establishment success of grassland species in the presence or absence of zoochory by livestock and identified the traits associated with successful establishment.LocationHortobágy National Park, Hungary.MethodsIn six restored species‐poor grasslands we established two species‐rich 4 m × 4 m source plots per site in 2013.
Réka Kiss +2 more
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ZOOCHORY AND PECULIARITIES OF FOREST COMMUNITY FORMATION: A REVIEW [PDF]
Russian Journal of Ecosystem Ecology, 2017 Based on the analysis of the literature on the home range of animals, information on the distances of diaspore dispersals by animals is provided for plants of coniferous-broadleaved forests. Mass and moderate dispersals of diaspores are important for formation of plant communities.
Vladimir N Korotkov
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Effects of zoochory on the spatial genetic structure of plant populations [PDF]
Molecular Ecology, 2017 AbstractSpatial genetic structure (SGS) of plants results from the nonrandom distribution of related individuals.SGSprovides information on gene flow and spatial patterns of genetic diversity within populations. Seed dispersal creates the spatial template for plant distribution.
Tiziana A Gelmi-Candusso +2 more
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Effects of past pollution on zoochory in a recovering mixed temperate—boreal forest
Ecoscience, 2012 In landscapes perturbed by industrial mining, seed dispersal limitations could affect the potential for forest recovery. We measured seed removal in different vegetation layers by different dispersal vectors to examine the potential for natural recovery of a severely stressed forest in Greater Sudbury, Canada.
Veronica Chillo
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Journal of Plankton Research, 2019 Abstract Harsh and unstable aquatic environments present selective forces that influence environmental heterogeneity, dispersal capacity and specific life history strategies that, in turn, affect species distribution and metacommunity dynamics.
Thiago Gonçalves-Souza
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Animal‐mediated seed dispersal: A review of study methods
Applications in Plant SciencesBy dispersing seeds, animals provide ecological functions critical for the ecology, evolution, and conservation of plants. We review quantitative and empirical approaches and emerging technologies to quantify processes and patterns of animal‐mediated ...
Noelle G. Beckman +10 more
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Zoochorous dispersal of freshwater bivalves: an overlooked vector in biological invasions? [PDF]
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2017 Vectors that underpin the natural dispersal of invasive alien species are frequently unknown. In particular, the passive dispersal (zoochory) of one organism (or propagule) by another, usually more mobile animal, remains poorly understood.
Coughlan Neil E. +4 more
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Floristic and ecological attributes of a Seasonal Semideciduous Atlantic Forest in a key area for conservation of the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil [PDF]
Hoehnea, 2017 We evaluated the floristic and ecological attributes of a seasonal semideciduous forest remnant (SSF) (500-1,050 m) located in a key area for biodiversity conservation.
Maria José Reis da Rocha +4 more
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