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Effects of past pollution on zoochory in a recovering mixed temperate—boreal forest

Écoscience, 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.
Chillo, María Verónica, Anand, Madhur
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Massive and effective acorn dispersal into agroforestry systems by an overlooked vector, the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)

Ecosphere, 2019
Oak regeneration and the expansion of forested sites in Eurasia rely on acorn dispersal by animals, especially the Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius). However, in open agroforestry systems where jays are absent, such as old fields far from acorn sources,
Loreto Martínez‐Baroja, Lorenzo Pérez‐Camacho, Pedro Villar‐Salvador, Salvador Rebollo, Pablo Quiles, Daniel Gómez‐Sánchez, Mercedes Molina‐Morales, Alexandro B. Leverkus, Jorge Castro, José María Rey‐Benayas   +9 more
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Experimental approach on the contribution of wind and animal vectors in the dispersal and colonization of testate amoebae (Protista, Amoebozoa) in freshwater ecosystems [PDF]

Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
: Aim We aimed to understand how testaceous amoebae spread in new sites, assessing their dispersal potential by wind and animals in freshwater ecosystems. Methods We conducted a field experiment over 33 days between July and August 2018.
Matheus Henrique de Oliveira de Matos, Felipe Rafael de Oliveira, Fernando Miranda Lansac-Tôha, Melissa Progênio, Bianca Ramos de Meira, Loiani Oliveira Santana, Crislaine Cochak, Luiz Felipe Machado Velho   +7 more
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Functional turnover and community assemblage during tropical forest succession [PDF]

, 2016
Changes in species composition during the succession of ecological communities potentially reflect the differential effects of environmental filters and limiting similarity on structuring communities.
Marcilio-Silva, V., Marques, M. C. M., Pillar, V. D.   +2 more
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Effects of gut passage on the germination of seeds ingested by didelphid marsupials in a neotropical savanna

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2013
We analyzed the effects that passage through the guts of seven didelphid species had on the seed germination of 10 plant species. This study was conducted in an area of riparian woodland in a cerrado (savanna) reserve in southeastern Brazil.
Leonardo Guimarães Lessa, Lena Geise, Fabiane Nepomuceno Costa   +2 more
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Alien versus native weeds present in crops of Oranie (North West Algeria): A comparative study of their life-history traits [PDF]

, 2012
Algeria is the North African country with the largest number of alien weed species. The analy- sis of Oranie's weed flora showed 29 species of alien species which represents 1.62% from the 1,780 species of the whole spontaneous flora of the oranian ...
Kazi Tani, Choukry, Le Bourgeois, Thomas, Munoz, François   +2 more
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Litter production and seed rain in semideciduous forest fragments at different successional stages in the western part of the state of Paraná, Brazil

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2014
We documented litter production and seed rain in fragments of semideciduous forest (SDF) in the western part of the state of Paraná, Brazil: a late successional fragment (LF); an early successional fragment (EF); and a reforested late successional ...
Maria Angélica Gonçalves Toscan, Lívia Godinho Temponi, Ana Tereza Bittencourt Guimarães, José Flávio Cândido Junior   +3 more
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Basic characteristics and influencing factors of seed rain of woody plant in fragmented habitats in the Thousand Island Lake

Guangxi Zhiwu, 2023
Seed rain can affect species composition, forest community diversity, and plant population and community renewal. Studying the characteristics of seed rain is of great significance for in-depth research on regeneration strategies and restoration of plant
Minghui BAO, Zhongping FANG, Laiting HU, Ge NAN, Gaofu XU, Mingjian YU   +5 more
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Espectro e distribuição vertical das estratégias de dispersão de diásporos do componente arbóreo em uma floresta estacional no sul do Brasil Spectrum and vertical distribution of diaspore dispersal modes in a seasonal forest in Southern Brazil

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2007
A dispersão de diásporos é um evento de elevada importância para as espécies vegetais, que dispõem de diversas estratégias para este fim. O presente estudo teve por objetivos conhecer e caracterizar o espectro das diferentes estratégias de dispersão do ...
Eduardo Luís Hettwer Giehl, Eduardo Anversa Athayde, Jean Carlos Budke, João Pedro Arzivenko Gesing, Sônia Maria Einsiger, Thais Scotti do Canto-Dorow   +5 more
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Pequenas plantas, grandes estratégias : adaptações e sobrevivência no Cerrado [PDF]

, 2016
Tese (doutorado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, 2016.A abundância e diversidade de ervas/subarbutos em formações savânicas chamam a atenção de qualquer observador mais atento.
Giroldo, Aelton Biasi
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