Seed dispersal is a key process in plant communities and frugivory is very important in
vertebrate communities. This paper updates a review of frugivory and seed dispersal by …

Although many lake restoration projects have led to decreased nutrient loads and increased
water transparency, the establishment or expansion of macrophytes does not immediately …

Aim Patterns of high biodiversity among less mobile organisms throughout isolated locations
suggest that passive dispersal importantly contributes to biodiversity. We examined the …

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 …

This chapter covers seed ecology and assembly rules in plant communities, starting with the
ecological aspects of diaspore regeneration, a brief historical review, dispersal, and soil …

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

Defaunation is disrupting plant–animal interactions worldwide. The overhunting of frugivores
disrupts seed dispersal and diminishes plant regeneration, yet investigations of frugivore …

Aquatic angiosperms have evolved from a diverse assemblage of terrestrial lineages and
exhibit broad variation in morphology, life history, and reproductive systems. This variation …

Animals play an important role in the seed dispersal of many plants. It is increasingly
recognized, however, that the actions of a single disperser rarely determine a seed's fate …

Many plant seeds and invertebrates can survive passage through the digestive system of
birds, which may lead to long distance dispersal (endozoochory) in case of prolonged …