It is well documented that ancient sickle harvesting led to tough rachises, but the other seed
dispersal properties in crop progenitors are rarely discussed. The first steps toward …

We here describe the multiple mechanisms by which ungulates distribute diaspores across
landscapes. There are three primary and three secondary seed dispersal mechanisms by …

Abstract Vittoz P. and Engler R. 2007. Seed dispersal distances: a typology based on
dispersal modes and plant traits. Bot. Helv. 117: 109–124. The ability of plants to disperse …

Mountain plant species shift their elevational ranges in response to climate change.
However, to what degree these shifts lag behind current climate change, and to what extent …

Plant communities are often dispersal‐limited and zoochory can be an efficient mechanism
for plants to colonize new patches of potentially suitable habitat. We predicted that seed …

Question: Can the biodiversity of fens in Europe and North America be maintained through
the use of grazing (especially cattle grazing), fire, and/or cutting? Location: European and …

Species rich semi-natural grasslands are an important but threatened habitat throughout
Europe and much of the former area has been lost since the 1950s. However, in some …

Seed dispersal via ingestion and defecation by large herbivores provides a possible aid for
ecological restoration of plant communities, by connecting source communities of target …

Heretofore, no study has determined how germination of ingested seeds is affected by the
kind (class) of dormancy nor by seed dormancy x seed size interaction. Thus, we aimed to …

Seed dispersal by animal vectors (endozoochory) is ubiquitous, significantly sha** plant
communities. Plants that produce seeds with physical dormancy (PY), including many …