Melastomataceae species successfully colonize, and in many cases dominate, ecosystems
ranging from forest to open vegetation, from sea level to mountain summits, and isolated …

Habitat disturbance alters plant diversity and food resource availability, affecting the
ecology, and ultimately the survival and reproduction, of species depending on those plants …

Plant species models are among the available tools to predict the future of ecosystems
threatened by climate change, habitat loss, and degradation. However, they suffer from low …

Abstract The Atlantic Forest is one of the most threatened tropical forests in the world, being
drastically reduced, fragmented, and disturbed. The drastic process of anthropic occupation …

Fragmentation threatens biodiversity globally. Manilkara maxima (Sapotaceae) is listed by
the IUCN as threatened and is an economically and ecologically important tree species …

Frugivory and seed dispersal are fundamental ecological interactions influencing plant
population dynamics and distribution. Still, understanding how the ingestion of seeds by fruit …

The effect of forest fragmentation on arboreal species can be measured and quantified at
various scales using a variety of technical approaches. Multidisciplinary studies or networks …

AGROFORESTRY AS A BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION TOOL AND THE MOTIVATIONS
AND LIMITATIONS FOR SMALL SCALE FARMERS TO IMPLEMENT AGROFO Page 1 …

种子传播对植物种群空间分布和群落生物多样性维系有着深远的影响. 森林灵长类动物可有效地
传播植物种子, 其对果实的选择不仅受其自身形态, 生理和行为特征的影响 …

Seed dispersal facilitates the recruitment of plants, which has profound influences upon the
spatial distribution of forest plants and the maintenance of biodiversity. Recently, the role of …