Birds are one of the most diverse groups of ecosystem service providers, whose ecological
functions range from creating soil to shaping primate behavior, Nevertheless, the impression …

Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and
conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and …

Seabirds are chemical and physical engineers that are capable of transforming terrestrial
vegetation by altering edaphic conditions, generating physical disturbance, and affecting …

This chapter summarizes research on seed dispersal vectors (water, wind and animals), and
the factors (including seed size and chemical composition, and plant habit) that determine …

In this paper, we review some potential implications of waterbird ecology for their role as
dispersers of aquatic plants and invertebrates. We focus particularly on internal transport …

North American brine shrimp Artemia franciscana have been exported worldwide since the
1950s for use in aquarium trade and fish farming. Aquaculture is expanding along the …

The yellow-legged gull is an opportunistic and generalist bird that has colonised urban
areas, where it has found very favourable trophic resources but also causes disturbance to …

Shorebirds (Charadriiformes) undergo rapid migrations with potential for long‐distance
dispersal (LDD) of plants. We studied the frequency of endozoochory by shorebirds in …

Introduced rats (Rattus spp.) can affect island vegetation structure and ecosystem
functioning, both directly and indirectly (through the reduction of seabird populations). The …

Non‐frugivorous waterbirds disperse a wide variety of plants by endozoochory, providing
longer‐dispersal distances than other mechanisms. Many waterbirds visit both agricultural …