Ecosystem services are natural processes that benefit humans. Birds contribute the four
types of services recognized by the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment—provisioning …

Hydrochory, or the passive dispersal of organisms by water, is an important means of
propagule transport, especially for plants. During recent years, knowledge about hydrochory …

This chapter evaluates the role of endozoochory on seed germination and reviews the
information gathered on germination patterns in experiments aimed at examining the effect …

Macrophytes play important functional roles in river ecosystems, providing habitat and food,
as well as influencing flow, water chemistry, and sediment dynamics. They also represent an …

The role of waterbirds as vectors of plants and invertebrates within and between arid‐zone
wetlands is poorly understood. We present the first detailed study of passive dispersal by …

Dabbling ducks (Anatinae) are omnivorous birds that are widespread, numerous, highly
mobile and often migratory, and therefore have great potential for (long distance) dispersal …

Summary 1 Long‐distance dispersal (LDD) is important in plants of dynamic and ephemeral
habitats. For plants of dynamic wetland habitats, waterfowl are generally considered to be …

Summary 1 Research has highlighted the importance of buoyancy for hydrochorous
propagule dispersal, but recently the river bed has been identified as a significant store of …

Little is known about the role of migratory waterfowl in the long‐distance dispersal (LDD) of
seeds. We studied the gut contents of 42 teals Anas crecca collected in the Camargue …

Migratory waterbirds are major vectors for the dispersal of aquatic plants. However,
quantitative field studies of the frequency of transport are scarce, and the relative importance …