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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"secondary seed dispersal"”.
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Seed dispersal by black-backed Jackals (Canis mesomelas) and hairy-footed gerbils (Gerbillurus spp.) of !nara (Acanthosicyos horridus) in the central Namib Desert
This study investigated primary seed dispersal of !nara (Acanthosicyos horridus) by Blackbacked Jackals (Canis mesomelas) and secondary seed dispersal by scatter-hoarding hairyfooted gerbils (Gerbilliscus (Gerbillurus) spp.) in the central Namib Desert. This was accomplished by examining visitation …
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Investigating the efficiency of reforestation approaches in restoring rainforest biodiversity and function
… age. Restoration increased dung beetlemediated secondary seed dispersal, leaf litter decomposition rates and decomposition multifunctionality (dung and litter decomposition). Functional trait-based metrics provided a clearer pattern of mammal recovery than traditional species-based metrics. …
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The effects of dung beetles on ecosystem functioning: From global trends to New Zealand pastures
… cycling, plant growth enhancement, bioturbation, secondary seed dispersal and trophic regulation. In a meta-analysis of the relationships between dung beetles and ecosystem functions and services (chapter two), I reveal significant positive relationships between dung beetle presence on all …
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Invertebrate mediated biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships : lessons from tropical forest dung beetles
… traits and functional diversity influence the secondary dispersal of seeds and the emergence and survival of seedlings in the northeastern Brazilian Amazon. My first research aim was to understand the importance of intraspecific variability in dung beetle traits for the accuracy of functional …