Ecosystem services are ecosystem processes that directly or indirectly benefit human well‐
being. There has been much recent literature identifying different services and the …

Ecosystem services are natural processes that benefit humans. Birds contribute the four
types of services recognized by the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment—provisioning …

Seed dispersal by frugivores is a fundamental function for plant community dynamics in
fragmented landscapes, where forest remnants are typically embedded in a matrix of …

Synzoochory is the dispersal of seeds by seed-caching animals. The animal partner in this
interaction plays a dual role, acting both as seed disperser and seed predator. We propose …

Dental Functional Morphology offers an alternative to the received wisdom that teeth merely
crush, cut, shear or grind food and shows how teeth adapt to diet. Providing an analysis of …

Throughout the natural world, organisms have responded to predators, inadequate
resources, or inclement conditions by forming ongoing mutually beneficial partnerships--or …

Introductions of species by humans are causing the homogenization of species composition
across biogeographic barriers,–. The ecological and evolutionary consequences of …

Background The palm family occurs in all tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.
Palms are of high ecological and economical importance, and display complex spatial …

While the relationship between facilitation and competition has been explored extensively in
recent years, there is also a natural link between facilitation and mutualism, as both are …

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 …