A new review argues that seed dispersal is evolving under global change, with human transport, disperser loss and climate ...

Recent research has uncovered that land hermit crabs and cockroaches play a significant role in the dispersal of Balanophora ...

In a recent study published in Journal of Ecology, researchers have shown that seed-handling ability had the biggest effect on a disperser's importance. It had strong effects on three network metrics ...

Some bird species act as "double mutualists" for a common mistletoe, both pollinating its flowers and dispersing its seeds.

Florida's Everglades is facing an ecological challenge from one of its most notorious invasive predators, the giant Burmese ...

The ability of animal-dispersed plants to keep pace with climate change has been reduced by 60% due to the loss of mammals and birds that help such plants adapt to environmental change, researchers ...

Snakes may play a key role in dispersing plant seeds, new research suggests. Plants disperse their seeds by “hitchhiking” on animals, with the seeds clinging to fur or feathers, or stored in a cheek ...

7-Feb-2022 8:00 AM EST, by American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) The common dandelion is perhaps the most iconic, and ...

Jan. 13 (UPI) --As ecosystems warm or dry out because of climate change, plants and animals are being forced to move in search of friendly conditions. Animals can swim, scamper and fly, but plants are ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Society has recently become enthralled with bees and the amazing service they provide spreading pollen around and helping to sustain plant ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Without seed dispersal plants could not survive. Seed dispersal—i.e. birds spreading seeds or wind carrying seeds—means the mechanism by which a ...