On islands, many plants rely on animals such as birds, bats and reptiles to disperse their seeds and help them grow in new ...

When native island animals vanish, plants lose their seed carriers. This shift weakens forests, water systems, and local ...

Trees of the species Pouteria bullata, which is endemic to Brazil and whose common name is guapeva-vermelha, are found solely in the Atlantic Rainforest biome and produce sweet succulent fruit. “Seed ...

Jan. 13 (UPI) --As ecosystems warm or dry out because of climate change, plants and animals are being forced to move in search of friendly conditions. Animals can swim, scamper and fly, but plants are ...

A recent study conducted by Yale School of the Environment researchers discovered that animals — particularly flightless mammals — are key players in the seed dispersal of trees in recovering tropical ...

Theoretical and empirical research on frugivory and seed dispersal has been influenced by concepts derived from the study of pollination. In particular, explicit and implicit analogies between seed ...

Mammal and bird losses cut a plant’s ability to adapt to global climate change by 60 percent. Pictured: Cedar waxwing Andrew C via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0 Half of all plant species rely on ...

Nearly two-thirds of tropical forests in Southeast Asia have been degraded by logging, agriculture and other human uses, and their fauna have been decimated by hunting and the bushmeat trade. But if ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Masting increases the efficiency of wind pollination and satiates seed predators, but there is little evidence that masting facilitates seed ...