Granivorous ants prefer small and unprotected seeds—implications for restoration in arid ecosystems

TE Martyn, CL Kwapich, A Kline… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Successful seed‐based restoration in dryland systems is difficult due to the many limitations
associated with germination and establishment. Seed predators, including granivorous ants …

Niche partitioning overrides interspecific competition to determine plant species distributions along a nutrient gradient

EM Wandrag, JA Catford, RP Duncan - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Changes in some combination of niche availability, niche overlap and the strength of
interspecific interactions are thought to drive changes in plant composition along resource …

Seasonal effects of granivory on broadcast seeding restoration in a degraded semiarid grassland

CC Karban, NN Barger - Restoration Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Granivores, such as rodents and harvester ants, are common in dryland ecosystems. In
intact dryland ecosystems, the effects of such granivores on soil seed banks, plant …

[PDF][PDF] Respuestas de las hormigas granívoras al pastoreo en el desierto del Monte: patrones y mecanismos a distintas escalas

MF Miretti - 2022 - bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar
En el desierto del Monte las semillas constituyen el principal recurso alimentario de las
hormigas granívoras y su abundancia y disponibilidad están sujetas a altos niveles de …

Alien plants and insect diversity

AR Litt, AB Mitchell, DW Tallamy - Biological Invasions and Global Insect …, 2024 - Elsevier
Alien plants have invaded nearly all of the world, and humans also have planted them to
landscape their surroundings. More often than not, these plants negatively influence …

Reproductive Mutualisms of Australian Acacia Species

EM Wandrag, MR Gibson… - … Acacia Species Around …, 2023 - cabidigitallibrary.org
For most alien plant species, successful establishment and spread involves producing
viable seeds and dispersing those seeds to sites suitable for germination and survival. Seed …