We review progress in our understanding of the importance of waterbirds as dispersal
vectors of other organisms, and identify priorities for further research. Waterbirds are …

Ecosystem services are ecosystem processes that directly or indirectly benefit human well‐
being. There has been much recent literature identifying different services and the …

Shorebirds (Charadriiformes) undergo rapid migrations with potential for long‐distance
dispersal (LDD) of plants. We studied the frequency of endozoochory by shorebirds in …

The importance of waterbirds as vectors of aliens has been recognized since Darwin's time,
yet research by pioneers has been forgotten during the development of modern invasion …

Modern literature on plant dispersal by birds focuses mainly on the importance of frugivory
and scatter‐hoarding, yet recent studies show that endozoochory by migratory waterbirds is …

Since Darwin's time, waterbirds have been considered an important vector for the dispersal
of continental aquatic invertebrates. Bird movements have facilitated the worldwide invasion …

Examination of faecal material has demonstrated how a broad range of organisms are
distributed by bird movements. Such research has largely focused on dispersal of plant …

The red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), originally from North America, is one of the
world's worst aquatic invaders. It is a favoured prey item for waterbirds, but the influence of …

Waterbird‐mediated endozoochory is an essential mechanism for the dispersal of sessile
organisms in freshwater ecosystems. However, in the neotropics there are no previous …

The return to normal marine conditions in the Mediterranean Sea after the end of the
Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC), that led to the deposition of thick evaporitic succession …