Phoresy is a type of interaction in which one species, the phoront, uses another species, the
dispersal host, for transportation to new habitats or resources. Despite being a widespread …

The unprecedented loss of biological diversity has negative impacts on ecosystems and the
associated benefits which they provide to humans. Bromeliads have high diversity …

Despite an upsurge of interest in spatial interactions between communities and in the impact
of dispersal on ecological and evolutionary processes, dispersal patterns and dynamics in …

Communities of organisms form as a result of both interspecific and abiotic interactions
within local habitat patches and dispersal among patches in a region. Local processes are …

The extent and frequency of passive overland dispersal of freshwater invertebrates as well
as the relative importance of different dispersal vectors is not well documented. Although …

Recent findings hint at the potential importance of mammals affecting the spatial dynamics of
aquatic organisms in areas where mammals live in close association with water. Perhaps …

Phoresy is an interspecies interaction that facilitates spatial dispersal by attaching to a more
mobile species. Hitchhiking species have evolved specific traits for physical contact and …

The phoretic behaviour of ostracods (Elpidium bromeliarum) andannelids (Dero
superterrenus) that inhabit tank bromeliads was studied. Our previous field observations had …

Ecosystems may affect each other through trophic interactions that cross ecosystem
boundaries as well as via the transfer of subsidies, but these effects can vary depending on …

Dispersal is a fundamental component of the life history of most species. Dispersal
influences fitness, population dynamics, gene flow, genetic drift and population genetic …