Zoochory is an ecologically and evolutionarily important seed dispersal type. The decline
and extinction of seed-dispersing large herbivores severely threatens dispersal-driven …

Seed traits play an important role in affecting seed preference and hoarding behaviors of
small rodents. Despite greatly affected by seed traits, seed detectability of competitors …

On the Ground• Kangaroo rats occur exclusively in arid environments of western North
America, where they often function as ecosystem engineers and keystone species.• These …

Scatter‐hoarding rodents store seeds throughout their home ranges in superficially buried
caches which, unlike seeds larder‐hoarded in burrows, are difficult to defend. Cached seeds …

Scatter‐hoarding rodents play important roles in plant regeneration and species coexistence
in many forest ecosystems. Cache pilferage, the behavior of rodents seeking or relocating …

Seed traits can influence post-dispersal seed fate and seedling establishment by
manipulating the size of caches made by hoarding animals. However, few studies have …

To test long-term stability of a desert rodent community and potential impacts of wildfire on
the community's stability, we live-trapped desert rodents from 2019 to 2021 at a site in …

Recruitment of Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides) seedlings occurs primarily from
surface seed caches made by scatter-hoarding desert rodents of the family Heteromyidae …

Az európai szárazgyepek kiemelkedő természeti értékkel bírnak. Jelentőségük ellenére a
korábban nagy kiterjedésű szárazgyepeket számos tényező fenyegeti Európa-szerte, mint …