Exploitation competition between seed predators and dispersers introduced to Hawaiian forests.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4038
Abstract: Exploitation competition occurs when one group of organisms reduces the availability of a resource for another group of organisms. For instance, plants produce a certain number of fruits for seed dispersal by fruit-eating animals (hereafter… read more here.
Keywords: seed; exploitation competition; seed predators; seed dispersers ... See more keywords
Fleshy-fruit traits and seed dispersers: which traits define syndromes?
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DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcab150
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS Fruit traits and their interrelations can affect foraging choices by frugivores, and hence, the probability of mutualistic interactions. Certain combinations of fruit traits that determine the interaction with specific seed dispersers are… read more here.
Keywords: seed; chemical display; fruit traits; seed dispersers ... See more keywords
Passive restoration following ungulate removal in a highly disturbed tropical wet forest devoid of native seed dispersers
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.12559
Abstract: Overabundant ungulate populations can alter forests. Concurrently, global declines of seed dispersers may threaten native forest structure and function. On an island largely devoid of native vertebrate seed dispersers, we monitored forest succession for 7… read more here.
Keywords: seed; following ungulate; seed dispersers; passive restoration ... See more keywords
Seed predation and potential seed dispersers of the narrow endemic Ceratozamianorstogii (Zamiaceae)
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DOI: 10.3897/bdj.10.e86007
Abstract: Abstract In this study, we report the observation of potential seed dispersers of the endemic to Mexico and narrowly distributed Ceratozamianorstogii (Zamiaceae). Camera traps were installed in front of two plants of Ceratozamianorstogii and cone… read more here.
Keywords: seed dispersers; potential seed; ceratozamianorstogii zamiaceae; seed ... See more keywords