Plant dispersal syndromes are unreliable, especially for predicting zoochory and long‐distance dispersal

By A. Green, C. Baltzinger, Ádám Lovas‐Kiss. Oikos, 2021

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traits and the frequency and effectiveness of different dispersal mechanisms (paying attention to unexpected vectors). Acknowledging the broad role of non-frugivores in facilitating LDD is crucial to improve predictions of the consequences of global change, such as how plant distributions respond to climate change, and how alien plants spread. Networks of dispersal interactions between these vertebrates and plants are a vital but understudied part of the Web of Life.

Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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