Growth in seed dispersal studies has been fast‐paced since the seed disperser
effectiveness (SDE) framework was developed 17 yr ago. Thus, the time is ripe to revisit the …

Despite two centuries of exploration, our understanding of factors determining the
distribution of life on Earth is in many ways still in its infancy. Much of the disagreement …

Habitat selection is the disproportionate use of available conditions and resources, and
involves responses in space and time to perceived risks and rewards. It frequently depends …

Understanding the effects of scale is essential to the understanding of natural ecosystems,
particularly in marine environments where sampling is more limited and sporadic than in …

Colonial seabirds are relatively easy to observe, count, measure and manipulate, and
consequently have long been used as models for testing ecological hypotheses. A …

Recording species interactions is one of the main challenges in ecological studies.
Frugivory has received much attention for decades as a model for mutualisms among free …

Seed dispersal by animals is considered a pivotal ecosystem function that drives plant‐
community dynamics in natural habitats and vegetation recovery in human‐altered …

Fleshy‐fruited plants are usually dispersed by an array of frugivores, differing in the
effectiveness of the dispersal service they provide to the plant. Body size differences among …

The causes of variation in animal species richness at large spatial scales are intensively
debated. Here, we examine whether the diversity of food plants, contemporary climate and …

This chapter presents frugivorous animals (birds, primates, ungulates and bats) that behave
as seed dispersers in various habitats (tropical rain forests, Mediterranean lowland …