Seed dispersal of fleshy‐fruited invasive plants by birds: contributing factors and management options

By C. Gosper, C. Stansbury, G. Vivian‐Smith. 2005

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Effects of roads and forest successional age on experimental plant invasions (2009, background): “The distribution of native species may also be responsive to proximity to roads and successional age (Gosper et al., 2005; Spooner, 2005; Spooner et al., 2004).”
Invasive species in Southeast Asia: the knowledge so far (2010, background): “For example, influence on the higher trophic level has been observed in a number of systems where invasive plants comprise important part of the diet of native frugivores (Buckley et al. 2006; Gosper et al. 2005).”
The role of waterbirds in the dispersal of aquatic alien and invasive species (2015, background): “Research into these areas will be useful for determining the invasive potential of alien organisms and developing management priorities (Gosper et al., 2005).”
From the backyard to the backcountry: how ecological and biological traits explain the escape of garden plants into Mediterranean old fields (2010, background): “…zoochorous species were more likely to escape when (1) their fruit size ranged between 6 and 10 mm, the most common sizes for bird-dispersed fruits (Gosper et al. 2005), (2) their fruits were of a ‘showy’ colour and (3) their fruiting period was longer and matched with major bird migration periods.”
Patterns of Seed Dispersal and Dispersal Failure in a Hawaiian Dry Forest Having Only Introduced Birds (2010, background): “Whether or not seed size and gape width limitations are contributing to this disparity, it is clear that perches and other structures that enhance seed dispersal into degraded habitats would only facilitate further invasion by these non-native plants (Gosper et al. 2005).”
Seed dispersal in changing landscapes. (2012, background): “(a) Native frugivores dispersing alien plant species: this can be a major determinant for the establishment and spread of an alien plant (Buckley et al., 2006; Gosper et al., 2005; Aslan, 2011; Gleditsch and Carlo, 2011).”
Effects of biological invasions on forest carbon sequestration (2010, background): “Mutualistic seed dispersers such as birds can also increase fecundity and promote invasion by weedy plants (e.g. Gosper et al., 2005; Buckley et al., 2006; Westcott et al., 2008).”
What are the key drivers of spread in invasive plants: dispersal, demography or landscape: and how can we use this knowledge to aid management? (2011, background): “Dispersal could be managed by controlling dispersal vectors directly, e.g., controlling seed feeding birds (Gosper et al. 2005; Buckley et al. 2006); or targeting surveillance and plant removal at satellite populations (Moody and Mack 1988; Fox et al. 2009; Pokorny and KruegerMangold 2007), or…”
Invasive alien plants infiltrate bird‐mediated shrub nucleation processes in arid savanna (2007, background): “Birds facilitate the movement of alien plant species from gardens into a variety of natural and anthropogenic ecosystems (Glyphis et al. 1981; Ferguson & Drake 1999; Dean & Milton 2000; Gimeno & Vila 2002; Gosper et al. 2005; Buckley et al. 2006).”