Seed dispersal distances: a typology based on dispersal modes and plant traits

By P. Vittoz, Robin Engler. Botanica Helvetica, 2007

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Subfields: Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science

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Plant traits co-vary with altitude in grasslands and forests in the European Alps (2010, background): “Dispersal vector Multiple dispersal vectors are common in plants (e.g. Müller-Schneider 1986; Willson et al. 1990; Vittoz and Engler 2007), with different vectors sometimes retained for a single species.”
Using dynamic vegetation models to simulate plant range shifts (2014, methodology): “However, for DVMs that use a PFT resolution, it may be more appropriate to use ‘seed dispersal types’ (Vittoz and Engler 2007), where each dispersal type uses a more generic dispersal pattern (e.g. movement rules or landscape-dependent kernel).”
Trees and shrubs as invasive alien species – a global review (2011, positive): “…and Distributions, 17, 788–809, ª 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd dispersal agent for both trees and shrubs (Table 3) is in agreement with earlier analyses (Binggeli, 1996) and is not surprising because birds are among the most efficient long-distance vectors of dispersal (Vittoz & Engler, 2007).”
Impacts of urbanisation on biodiversity: the role of species mobility, degree of specialisation and spatial scale (2015, background): “…light, moisture, reaction, nutrients, humus and aeration Specialist (if ≤ median) Generalist (if > median) Mobility: Classification based on dispersal modes (adapted from Vittoz and Engler, 2007): Poorly mobile plants (mobility=0): o Authochorous (self-dispersal) o Ombrochorous (dispersed…”
Chasing the unknown: predicting seed dispersal mechanisms from plant traits (2010, methodology): “This is important as the dispersal pattern, distance or spatial arrangement of seeds can be significantly different among vectors or regions (Jordano et al. 2007; Vittoz & Engler 2007).”
Measuring the relative effect of factors affecting species distribution model predictions (2014, background): “For the plant species of our data set, this seems realistic (Vittoz & Engler 2007).”
Seed dispersal distance is more strongly correlated with plant height than with seed mass (2011, methodology): “Generalizations are that wind-, waterand vertebrate-dispersed species have longer-distance dispersal capabilities than species with ant, ballistic and unassisted dispersal (Willson 1993; Gomez & Espadaler 1998; Vittoz & Engler 2007).”
Species' intrinsic traits inform their range limitations and vulnerability under environmental change (2015, positive): “In our dispersal classification, the longest distance dispersal category is due to human dispersal (5 km; Vittoz & Engler, 2007).”
Climatic niche shifts between species' native and naturalized ranges raise concern for ecological forecasts during invasions and climate change (2014, methodology): “We used the classification of dispersal ability developed by Vittoz & Engler (2007) to assign the distances to which 99% of the seeds in a plant population are dispersed.”
Convergent evolution of seed dispersal by ants, and phylogeny and biogeography in flowering plants: A global survey (2010, background): “on fur: exozoochory) or internally (passing through the gut: endozoochory), and by ants (myrmecochory) (van der Pijl, 1982; Vittoz and Engler, 2007).”
Factors and processes affecting plant biodiversity in permanent grasslands. A review (2011, positive): “The choice of scale must take into account the functional properties of plant species, especially seed dispersal modes and theoretical dispersal distances (Vittoz and Engler 2007).”
Plant dispersal syndromes are unreliable, especially for predicting zoochory and long‐distance dispersal (2021, background): “The endozoochory syndrome is identified by the presence of a fleshy pulp or aril assumed to identify plants that disperse via the inside of animal guts (Vittoz and Engler 2007, Heleno and Vargas 2015), these animals being ‘frugivores’ (i.e. consumers of fleshy fruits).”