Macrophytes play important functional roles in river ecosystems, providing habitat and food,
as well as influencing flow, water chemistry, and sediment dynamics. They also represent an …

Aquatic birds can facilitate the dispersal of plants, animals, microbes and fungi. Here, we
review existing literature on bird‐mediated external (ectozoochorous; synonyms …

Fruit-eating by fishes represents an ancient (perhaps Paleozoic) interaction increasingly
regarded as important for seed dispersal (ichthyochory) in tropical and temperate …

Abstract Fishes probably were the first vertebrate seed dispersers, yet little research has
examined this phenomenon. We review evidence of fruit and seed consumption by fishes …

Frugivorous fish play a prominent role in seed dispersal and reproductive dynamics of plant
communities in riparian and floodplain habitats of tropical regions worldwide. In Neotropical …

The interaction between fish and plants in Amazon floodplain is fundamental for the
maintenance of frugivorous fish and tree communities. The viability of seeds after passing …

Aim The downstream hydrochoric spread of seeds of aquatic and riparian plant species,
without upstream compensation, can be expected to result in downstream accumulation of …

This paper focuses on the opportunities provided by aquatic environments for successful
reproduction and effective dispersal of aquatic plants, and how the environment alters the …

River systems offer special environments for the dispersal of aquatic plants because of the
unidirectional (downstream) flow and linear arrangement of suitable habitats. 2. To examine …

Hussner A, Van de Weyer K, Gross EM & Hilt S (2010). Comments on increasing number
and abundance of non‐indigenous aquatic macrophyte species in Germany. Weed …