The establishment of plants following long-distance dispersal

ZY Wu, RI Milne, J Liu, R Nathan, RT Corlett… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Long-distance dispersal (LDD) beyond the range of a species is an important driver of
ecological and evolutionary patterns, but insufficient attention has been given to …

Movement‐mediated community assembly and coexistence

UE Schlägel, V Grimm, N Blaum, P Colangeli… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Organismal movement is ubiquitous and facilitates important ecological mechanisms that
drive community and metacommunity composition and hence biodiversity. In most existing …

Frugivore-mediated seed dispersal in fragmented landscapes: Compositional and functional turnover from forest to matrix

JP González-Varo, J Albrecht… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Seed dispersal by frugivores is a fundamental function for plant community dynamics in
fragmented landscapes, where forest remnants are typically embedded in a matrix of …

Limited potential for bird migration to disperse plants to cooler latitudes

JP González-Varo, B Rumeu, J Albrecht, JM Arroyo… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Climate change is forcing the redistribution of life on Earth at an unprecedented velocity,.
Migratory birds are thought to help plants to track climate change through long-distance …

Seed‐dispersal interactions in fragmented landscapes–a metanetwork approach

C Emer, M Galetti, MA Pizo, PR Guimaraes Jr… - Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mutualistic interactions repeatedly preserved across fragmented landscapes can scale‐up
to form a spatial metanetwork describing the distribution of interactions across patches. We …

Meta‐analysis of the differential effects of habitat fragmentation and degradation on plant genetic diversity

AV González, V Gómez‐Silva, MJ Ramírez… - Conservation …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic diversity is a key factor for population survival and evolution. However,
anthropogenic habitat disturbance can erode it, making populations more prone to …

Methodological overview and data‐merging approaches in the study of plant–frugivore interactions

E Quintero, J Isla, P Jordano - Oikos, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recording species interactions is one of the main challenges in ecological studies.
Frugivory has received much attention for decades as a model for mutualisms among free …

Fruit traits of pioneer trees structure seed dispersal across distances on tropical deforested landscapes: Implications for restoration

PHSA Camargo, MA Pizo… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pioneer trees with fleshy fruits are typically planted in restoration projects to attract frugivores
as a mean to increase dispersal and accelerate forest regeneration. However, differences in …

Animal seed dispersal recovery during passive restoration in a forested landscape

S Estrada-Villegas, PR Stevenson… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Seed dispersal by animals is key for restoration of tropical forests because it maintains plant
diversity and accelerates community turnover. Therefore, changes in seed dispersal during …

[HTML][HTML] Regeneration of urban forests as influenced by fragmentation, seed dispersal mode and the legacy effect of reforestation interventions

H Niu, F Rehling, Z Chen, X Yue, H Zhao… - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban forests are highly fragmented in mega-cites, acting as islands in terms of preserving
species diversity. To maintain the ecological services of urban forests, management …