The causes and consequences of seed dispersal

NG Beckman, LL Sullivan - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Seed dispersal, or the movement of diaspores away from the parent location, is a multiscale,
multipartner process that depends on the interaction of plant life history with vector …

Human-mediated dispersal and the rewiring of spatial networks

JM Bullock, D Bonte, G Pufal… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2018 - cell.com
Humans fundamentally affect dispersal, directly by transporting individuals and indirectly by
altering landscapes and natural vectors. This human-mediated dispersal (HMD) modifies …

Plant functional connectivity–integrating landscape structure and effective dispersal

AG Auffret, Y Rico, JM Bullock… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Dispersal is essential for species to survive the threats of habitat destruction and climate
change. Combining descriptions of dispersal ability with those of landscape structure, the …

A seed dispersal effectiveness framework across the mutualism–antagonism continuum

CHA van Leeuwen, N Villar, I Mendoza Sagrera… - Oikos, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many angiosperms rely on vertebrates for seed dispersal via gut passage, an interaction that
has been traditionally classified as a mutualism. The seed dispersal effectiveness (SDE) …

Need to seed? Ecological, genetic, and evolutionary keys to seed-based wetland restoration

KM Kettenring, EE Tarsa - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
As we approach the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), there is renewed focus
on improving wetland restoration practices to reestablish the habitat and climate mitigation …

Inferring community assembly processes from functional seed trait variation along elevation gradient

S Rosbakh, L Chalmandrier, S Phartyal… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Assembly of plant communities has long been scrutinized through the lens of trait‐based
ecology. Studies generally analyse functional traits related to the vegetative growth, survival …

Seed dispersal distributions resulting from landscape‐dependent daily movement behaviour of a key vector species, Anas platyrhynchos

E Kleyheeg, J Treep, M de Jager, BA Nolet… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Dispersal via animals (zoochory) is a primary mechanism for seed exchange between
habitat patches. Recent studies have established that many plant species can survive …

How does changing environment influence plant seed movements as populations of dispersal vectors decline?

JO Hernandez, M Naeem, W Zaman - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plants differ widely in their ability to find tolerable climatic ranges through seed dispersal,
depending on their life-history traits and habitat characteristics. Following the Preferred …

Big rodents disperse small seeds and spores in Neotropical wetlands

PHO Hoffmann, A Adolfo, AJ Green, C Stenert… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The role of large frugivores in the dispersal of tropical trees has been well‐studied, whereas
the importance of the world's largest rodents for plant dispersal has previously been ignored …

Seed germination traits shape community assembly along a hydroperiod gradient

S Rosbakh, SS Phartyal, P Poschlod - Annals of Botany, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Hydroperiod drives plant community composition in
wetlands, resulting in distinct zonation patterns. Here, we explored the role of seed …