Seed persistence is the survival of seeds in the environment once they have reached
maturity. Seed persistence allows a species, population or genotype to survive long after the …

Most of the world's land surface is currently under human use and natural habitats remain as
fragmented samples of the original landscapes. Measuring the quality of plant progeny sired …

Urban forests are highly fragmented in mega-cites, acting as islands in terms of preserving
species diversity. To maintain the ecological services of urban forests, management …

Anthropogenic habitat disturbance is a strong biodiversity change driver that compromises
not only the species persistence but also the ecological interactions in which they are …

Forbidden links are defined as pairwise interactions that are prevented by the biological
traits of the species. We focus here on the neglected importance of intraspecific trait variation …

Seed dispersal by frugivores is a key ecological process underpinning the functionality of
woodland patches and their capacity to maintain biodiversity in agricultural landscapes …

The seed dispersal effectiveness framework allows assessing mutualistic services from
frugivorous animals in terms of quantity and quality. Quantity accounts for the number of …

Anthropogenic habitat alteration may affect the dispersal service provided by avian seed
dispersers, ultimately causing regeneration collapse, through a decay in both the …

Understanding the timescales that shape spatial genetic structure is pivotal to ascertain the
impact of habitat fragmentation on the genetic diversity and reproductive viability of long …

Mortality factors that act sequentially through the demographic transitions from seed to
sapling may have critical effects on recruitment success. Understanding how habitat …