Herbivory on freshwater and marine macrophytes: a review and perspective

ES Bakker, KA Wood, JF Pagès, GFC Veen… - Aquatic Botany, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Until the 1990s, herbivory on aquatic vascular plants was considered to be of minor
importance, and the predominant view was that freshwater and marine macrophytes did not …

Migratory birds as global dispersal vectors

DS Viana, L Santamaría, J Figuerola - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2016‏ - cell.com
Propagule dispersal beyond local scales has been considered rare and unpredictable.
However, for many plants, invertebrates, and microbes dispersed by birds, long-distance …

Body size and dispersal mode as key traits determining metacommunity structure of aquatic organisms

T De Bie, L De Meester, L Brendonck, K Martens… - Ecology …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Relationships between traits of organisms and the structure of their metacommunities have
so far mainly been explored with meta‐analyses. We compared metacommunities of a wide …

Restoring macrophyte diversity in shallow temperate lakes: biotic versus abiotic constraints

ES Bakker, JM Sarneel, RD Gulati, Z Liu, E van Donk - Hydrobiologia, 2013‏ - Springer
Although many lake restoration projects have led to decreased nutrient loads and increased
water transparency, the establishment or expansion of macrophytes does not immediately …

The functional role of soil seed banks in natural communities.

A Saatkamp, P Poschlod… - Seeds: the ecology of …, 2014‏ - cabidigitallibrary.org
This chapter covers the types and definitions of soil seed banks; evolution of soil seed
reservoirs as affected by seed characteristics (seed density and size), and biotic (including …

Gut travellers: internal dispersal of aquatic organisms by waterfowl

CHA van Leeuwen, G Van der Velde… - Journal of …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Patterns of high biodiversity among less mobile organisms throughout isolated locations
suggest that passive dispersal importantly contributes to biodiversity. We examined the …

Animal personalities and seed dispersal: a conceptual review

R Zwolak, A Sih - Functional Ecology, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Consistent individual tendencies in behaviour, or behavioural types, are likely to impact the
dynamics and outcomes of animal‐mediated seed dispersal. We review the extant literature …

Seed dispersal by dabbling ducks: an overlooked dispersal pathway for a broad spectrum of plant species

MB Soons, AL Brochet, E Kleyheeg… - Journal of ecology, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Dabbling ducks (Anatinae) are omnivorous birds that are widespread, numerous, highly
mobile and often migratory, and therefore have great potential for (long distance) dispersal …

Seed dispersal by waterbirds: a mechanistic understanding by simulating avian digestion

CHA van Leeuwen, MB Soons, LG Vandionant… - …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Waterbirds disperse plant species via ingestion and egestion of seeds (endozoochory).
However, our understanding about the regulating effects of seed traits, underlying …

Dispersal as a limiting factor in the colonization of restored mountain streams by plants and macroinvertebrates

RJ Brederveld, SC Jähnig, AW Lorenz… - Journal of Applied …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Over the past centuries, European streams have been heavily influenced by humans
through pollution and regulation. As a result, the quality and diversity of freshwater riparian …