This chapter evaluates the role of endozoochory on seed germination and reviews the
information gathered on germination patterns in experiments aimed at examining the effect …

The ecology of seed dispersal by vertebrates has been investigated extensively over recent
decades, yet only limited research has been conducted on how suites of invasive plants and …

Herbicides are the foundation of weed control in commercial crop-production systems.
However, herbicide-resistant (HR) weed populations are evolving rapidly as a natural …

Summary 1 Theoretical models have predicted that the relative importance of facilitation and
competition will vary inversely across gradients of abiotic stress, with facilitation being the …

Invasive vertebrate predators are directly responsible for the extinction or decline of many
vertebrate species, but their indirect impacts often go unmeasured, potentially leading to an …

This chapter summarizes research on seed dispersal vectors (water, wind and animals), and
the factors (including seed size and chemical composition, and plant habit) that determine …

Many internal (inherent) and environmental (imposed) factors control seed dormancy and
germination that we divide into three basic dormancy‐release pathways: Maternal structures …

1. Many studies have examined the effects of frugivores on the germination of seeds of
fleshy fruited plants. However, three key issues are rarely addressed: the need to measure …

1. Frugivorous vertebrates may affect plant fitness by dispersing seeds to sites favourable for
establishment and by passing seeds through their gut, thereby altering germination patterns …

Aim Patterns of high biodiversity among less mobile organisms throughout isolated locations
suggest that passive dispersal importantly contributes to biodiversity. We examined the …