Dispersal syndromes and networks must be used cautiously in conserving and restoring
seed-dispersal processes. In many tropical forests most tree and shrub species require …

Understanding mechanisms that generate range limits is central to knowing why species are
found where they are and how they will respond to environmental change. There is growing …

Ants are probably the most dominant insect group on Earth, representing ten to fifteen
percent of animal biomass in terrestrial ecosystems. Flowering plants, meanwhile, owe their …

Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a
major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial …

The year 2000 marks 500 years of massive destruction for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, as a
consequence of the European colonization of Brazil. Today, the Atlantic Forest is restricted …

Frugivory, that is feeding on fruits, pulp or seeds by animals, is usually considered a
mutualism when interactions involve seed dispersal, and an antagonism when it results in …

Most tree species rely on vertebrates for seed dispersal, and many vertebrates use fruits as
food resources in tropical forests. Therefore, plant–frugivore interactions affect population …

One manner in which plant-derived compounds exert their antibiotic potential is the
synergism, a positive interaction between two compounds. Studies indicate that the use of …

Magnoliales, consisting of six families of tropical to warm-temperate woody angiosperms,
were long considered the most archaic order of flowering plants, but molecular analyses …

Human activities have led to the loss of habitats and biodiversity in the Atlantic Rain Forest
in Brazil. Ecological restoration aims to rebuild this biome and should include not only the …