The potential role of waterbirds in dispersing invertebrates and plants in arid Australia

By A. Green, K. Jenkins, D. Bell, P. J. Morris, Richard T. Kingsford. 2007

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Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Gut travellers: internal dispersal of aquatic organisms by waterfowl (2012, background): “…vectors, as found in the few studies that investigated multiple dispersal vectors simultaneously in a similar setup (see Charalambidou et al., 2003), can probably be attributed to a combination of differences in diet and digestive physiology (e.g. Figuerola et al., 2003; Green et al., 2008).”
Plant dispersal syndromes are unreliable, especially for predicting zoochory and long‐distance dispersal (2021, background): “Waterbirds are major plant vectors in many climatic zones ranging from arctic to subtropical (Green et al. 2008, Reynolds and Cumming 2016, Green et al. 2018, Silva et al. 2021).”
The role of waterbirds in the dispersal of aquatic alien and invasive species (2015, background): “Green et al. (2008) showed that three alien invasive plant species could survive gut passage and germinate: celery-leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus; bur clover Medicago polymorpha; and oval-leaf knotweed Polygonum arenstrum.”
Passive external transport of freshwater invertebrates by elephant and other mud-wallowing mammals in an African savannah habitat (2011, background): “research groups, current literature related to vectormediated dispersal of freshwater organisms considers waterbirds as the most important natural dispersal vectors (Frisch, Green & Figuerola, 2007; Green et al., 2008; Brochet et al., 2010a) responsible for colonisation and exchange of propagules am”
Seed dispersal by dabbling ducks: an overlooked dispersal pathway for a broad spectrum of plant species (2016, methodology): “In our analysis, we limited ourselves to the Western Palaearctic, but there is no reason to assume that the general patterns we identified are not representative for dabbling ducks and plant species on other continents (e.g. Holt-Mueller & Van der Valk 2002; Green et al. 2008).”
Lignicolous freshwater fungi along a north-south latitudinal gradient in the Asian/Australian region; can we predict the impact of global warming on biodiversity and function? (2016, background): “As with invertebrates and plants (eg Green et al., 2008), a major vector for long distance dispersal of fungal propagules would likely be migratory water birds.”
How do freshwater organisms cross the “dry ocean”? A review on passive dispersal and colonization processes with a special focus on temporary ponds (2015, background): “The role of waterbirds as dispersal vehicles for resting stages among freshwater sites has been documented in several arid zones (e.g. Figuerola & Green, 2002; Green et al., 2008 and literature therein).”
Field evidence of dispersal of branchiopods, ostracods and bryozoans by teal (Anas crecca) in the Camargue (southern France) (2009, result): “Our results, together with previous studies (Proctor, 1964; Figuerola et al., 2004; Frisch et al., 2007; Green et al., 2008 ), suggest that the”