Many factors must interact perfectly to disperse the seeds efficiently without destroying the plant too early.

Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, gaining insight into the origin and early evolution of wind dispersal strategies in plants. The study, published in eLife ...

Bullish (Video) Seed Dispersal: From Pine Trees to Norway Maples. Posted: March 22, 2025 | Last updated: March 22, 2025. The film explores the various methods of seed dispersal used by plants ...

As the Earth warms with climate change, plants and animals are being forced to move to friendlier conditions. Animals can swim, scamper and fly, but plants are rooted in place -- they rely on seed ...

Join the Forest Preserve District of Kane County for “EcoLab: Science of Seed Dispersal,” on Saturday, Sept. 28. It will be 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Creek Bend Nature Center in St. Charles.

Different megafauna vary in their seed dispersal effectiveness of the megafaunal fruit Platymitra macrocarpa (Annonaceae). PLOS ONE, 2018; 13 (7): e0198960 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198960; ...

Animals essential to seed dispersal are the first to disappear owing to deforestation Large mammals and birds that can swallow fruit of different sizes are crucial to assure rich animal-plant ...

Through lemur seed dispersal, 1.5% of the seeds produced by A asterotricha and 6.5% by its endangered counterpart, Abrahamia deflexa, spouted seedlings during the first rainy season.

A non-photosynthetic plant provides the endangered Amami rabbit with vegetative tissues as a reward for seed dispersal. Ecology . Published online January 23, 2023. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3972.

Seed bank: A natural reservoir of viable seeds present in the soil that can germinate in response to suitable environmental conditions. Waterbird-Mediated Seed Dispersal and Ecosystem Dynamics ...

Jan. 23, 2023 — Seed dispersal is an essential process for the evolution and ecology of terrestrial plants, making discoveries of uncommon seed dispersal agents particularly interesting.

Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, granting insight into the origin and early evolution of wind dispersal strategies in plants. The study, published today as ...