Seed fate and decision‐making processes in scatter‐hoarding rodents
ABSTRACT A mechanistic understanding of seed movement and survival is important both
for the development of theoretical models of plant population dynamics, spatial spread, and …
for the development of theoretical models of plant population dynamics, spatial spread, and …
Scatter-hoarding corvids as seed dispersers for oaks and pines: a review of a widely distributed mutualism and its utility to habitat restoration
Seed dispersal mutualisms with scatter-hoarders play a crucial role in population dynamics
of temperate large-seeded trees. These behaviors shape seed dispersal patterns, which can …
of temperate large-seeded trees. These behaviors shape seed dispersal patterns, which can …
Masting is uncommon in trees that depend on mutualist dispersers in the context of global climate and fertility gradients
The benefits of masting (volatile, quasi-synchronous seed production at lagged intervals)
include satiation of seed predators, but these benefits come with a cost to mutualist pollen …
include satiation of seed predators, but these benefits come with a cost to mutualist pollen …
Seed predation selects for reproductive variability and synchrony in perennial plants
Annually variable and synchronous seed production by plant populations, or masting, is a
widespread reproductive strategy in long‐lived plants. Masting is thought to be selectively …
widespread reproductive strategy in long‐lived plants. Masting is thought to be selectively …
The ecology of seed dispersal by small rodents: a role for predator and conspecific scents
P Sunyer, A Muñoz, R Bonal, JM Espelta - Functional Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Seed‐caching rodents play a key role in the ecology of seed dispersal by not only
consuming but also dispersing seeds. Rodent foraging behaviour is usually framed within …
consuming but also dispersing seeds. Rodent foraging behaviour is usually framed within …
Masting in oaks: disentangling the effect of flowering phenology, airborne pollen load and drought
Quercus species exhibit an extreme inter-annual variability in seed production often
synchronized over large geographical areas (masting). Since this reproductive behavior is …
synchronized over large geographical areas (masting). Since this reproductive behavior is …
Foodwebs based on unreliable foundations: spatiotemporal masting merged with consumer movement, storage, and diet
Mast‐fruiting trees represent a pulsed resource that both supports and destabilizes
consumer populations. Whereas a reliable resource is abundant on average and with …
consumer populations. Whereas a reliable resource is abundant on average and with …
Facilitation and plant phenotypic evolution
M Verdú, JM Gómez, A Valiente-Banuet, C Schöb - Trends in Plant Science, 2021 - cell.com
While antagonistic interactions between plants have been a major topic of eco-evolutionary
research, little evidence exists on the evolution of positive plant interactions (ie, plant …
research, little evidence exists on the evolution of positive plant interactions (ie, plant …
Increased drought reduces acorn production in Quercus ilex coppices: thinning mitigates this effect but only in the short term
B Sánchez-Humanes, JM Espelta - Forestry, 2011 - academic.oup.com
In order to explore the effects of climate change on Mediterranean regenerating forests, we
experimentally assessed the effects of increased drought on the reproductive attributes of …
experimentally assessed the effects of increased drought on the reproductive attributes of …
Rapid aggregative and reproductive responses of weevils to masting of North American oaks counteract predator satiation
The predator satiation hypothesis posits that masting helps plants escape seed predation
through starvation of predators in lean years, followed by satiation of predators in mast …
through starvation of predators in lean years, followed by satiation of predators in mast …