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Elucidating context dependency in seed dispersal interactions: Elucidating context dependency in seed dispersal interactions
(Oxford University Press, 2015)
Whether a seed lands on a site that is appropriate for germination and establishment, depends greatly on the general characteristics of the surrounding environment, which often vary among microsites and with weather ...
Effects of seed size and frugivory degree on dispersal by Neotropical frugivores
(Elsevier B.V., 2018-11-01)
Large vertebrates are important elements of mutualistic interactions and provide positive impacts on plant population and community dynamics. Despite the increasing interest on vertebrate frugivory we are still not able ...
Seed dispersal effectiveness by frugivorous birds: Identifying functional equivalent species in bird assemblages
(Science Reviews 2000 Ltd, 2019-08)
Seed dispersal by birds is a pivotal ecosystem function worldwide; yet, the rapid and ongoing global biodiversity loss poses a major threat to this essential ecosystem service. Seed dispersal effectiveness (SDE) is a key ...
Big fish are the best: Seed dispersal of Bactris glaucescens by the pacu fish (Piaractus mesopotamicus) in the Pantanal, Brazil
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2008-05-01)
We studied the potential role as seed disperser of the pacu fish (Piaracrus mesopotamicus, Characidae) in the Pantanal of Brazil. The most important food item in the diet of the pacu in the wet season was fruits of the ...
Generalist birds promote tropical forest regeneration and increase plant diversity via rare-biased seed dispersal
(Ecological Society of America, 2016-07)
Regenerated forests now compose over half of the world's tropical forest cover and are increasingly important as providers of ecosystem services, freshwater, and biodiversity conservation. Much of the value and functionality ...
Pogonomyrmexcunicularius as the keystone disperser of elaiosome-bearing Jatropha excisa seeds in semi-arid Argentina
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2011-05)
Myrmecochory or seed dispersal by ants is often described as a diffuse mutualism, because many of the ant species that function as partners are considered to be similar in terms of the frequency and consequences of their ...
Fruiting phenology as a “triggering attribute” of invasion process: Do invasive species take advantage of seed dispersal service provided by native birds?
(Springer, 2016-03)
Mechanisms underlying biological invasion of highly disturbed ecosystems are well known, yet mechanisms responsible for biological invasion of undisturbed or weakly disturbed ecosystems are less understood. The triggering ...
Internal seed dispersal by parrots: An overview of a neglected mutualism
(PeerJ Inc., 2016-02-22)
Despite the fact that parrots (Psitacifformes) are generalist apex frugivores, they have largely been considered plant antagonists and thus neglected as seed dispersers of their food plants. Internal dispersal was investigated ...
Reconstructing past ecological networks: the reconfiguration of seed-dispersal interactions after megafaunal extinction
(Springer, 2014-08-01)
The late Quaternary megafaunal extinction impacted ecological communities worldwide, and affected key ecological processes such as seed dispersal. The traits of several species of large-seeded plants are thought to have ...
The key role of the largest extant Neotropical frugivore (Tapirus terrestris) in promoting admixture of plant genotypes across the landscape
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2016)
The historical and contemporary loss of large-bodied frugivores has disrupted many plant-disperser mutualisms, with potentially pro- found consequences for plants. Although several aspects of seed dispersal by megafrugivores ...