Despite the critical role of seed dispersal for tree colonization during forest succession in wet
tropical forests, successional trajectories of seed dispersal modes are poorly documented at …

Summary 1 Chronosequence studies have found that shrubs and lianas are generally more
abundant in early stages of tropical forest succession, whereas canopy trees and palms …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 195–201 Abstract Understanding demographic transitions may
provide the key to explain the high diversity of tropical tree communities. In a faunally intact …

Factors that influence tropical-forest regeneration have been of interest across the tropics.
We tested the degree of dispersal and establishment limitation of pioneer and non-pioneer …

The transition from seed to established seedling (STS) represents a major bottleneck in
plant demography with implications for community dynamics and the maintenance of …

The Amazon harbors one of the most diverse tree floras on earth, and most species depend
on mutualists for pollination and seed dispersal. This makes them susceptible to …

Seed dispersal into fragmented tropical landscapes limits the rate and character of
ecological succession between forest remnants. In a novel experiment in recovery of …

Questions: 1. How does the composition and diversity of established seedlings compare to
that of larger size classes in tropical forests? 2. How do species abundances in the seedling …

In tropical dry forests, although seed germination and seedling establishment are in general
limited by the seasonal availability of water, high interspecific variability, nonetheless, exists …

Forest managers and harvesters of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) need a tool for rapid
measurement of the impact of their activities on seed dispersal and tree recruitment. Such a …