🦇🍇Stratified sampling enhances the understanding of bat–fruit networks in the southern Atlantic Forest

📷 Fernando Carvalho

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#EcologicalNetworks #Frugivory #PlantAnimalInteractions #SeedDispersal #VerticalSpace #Zoochory

Advanced Horticulture: proper seed dispersal techniques.

#Batemoor #HorticultureLab #BotanyBoy #SeedDispersal #CampusExperiments

"Blowin' in the Wind"
#Milkweed #SeedDispersal #AlmostHeaven #WestVirginia #Highlands #ThePhotoHour

Illustration of the interdisciplinary frameworks to study seed dispersal, integrating general spatial patterns and processes from the generalized gravity framework, movement ecology paradigm, and seed dispersal effectiveness framework. The text at the top left reads Generalized Gravity Framework; the text at the top right reads Seed Dispersal Effectiveness Framework. From the tree at the center, the text moving to the left reads: "Source Processes," "Relocation Processes," and "Destination Processes"; the text moving rightward from the tree reads: "Quantity," "Vector Quality," and "Seedscape Quality." The text moving downward from the tree reads "Predispersal & Departure," "Drivers of Movement," "Movement Ecology Paradigm," and "Deposition & Postdispersal." The illustration shows various animals carrying diaspores away from the source tree.

From the upcoming #AppsPlantSci #PlantDispersal issue 🌱

Animal-mediated seed dispersal: A review of study methods (by @noellebeckman.bsky.social, @jmbecologist.bsky.social, et al)

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Seed dispersal experiment setup states. (A) Primary wind dispersal, where seeds are held within the steel tube by a stopper, preventing them from falling. (B) Secondary wind dispersal, where seeds are contained under an iron cover to prevent them from being blown away prematurely by the wind.

From the upcoming #AppsPlantSci #PlantDispersal issue 🌱

A detailed review of #WindTunnel studies of #SeedDispersal that provides a roadmap for researchers conducting wind tunnel research (by Tian, @noellebeckman.bsky.social, et al)

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Foraging behaviour of scatter-hoarding gerbils (Gerbilliscus (Gerbillurus)) influences seed fate and dispersal for key plant species in the Namib Desert Hairy-footed gerbils (Gerbilliscus (Gerbillurus) spp.) in the Namib Desert play a dual ecological role as both seed dispersers and predators, a behaviour typical of scatter-hoarding species. The fa...

Fascinating research on the foraging behaviour of rodents in the hyper-arid environment and their influence on seed fate dispersal. #aridlandecology #speciesinteractions #seeddispersal

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Invasive Burmese pythons, such as this one that was part of a tracking project, eat a variety of prey, including birds, deer, and other mammals, and spread the seeds contained in their prey. Image credit: Conservancy of Southwest Florida.

#Invasive #reptiles spread the #seeds of #plants—for better and worse. In PNAS Journal Club: https://ow.ly/zMP350XH11y

#tegu #BurmesePython #InvasiveSpecies #Everglades #WildlifeBiology #SeedDispersal

🧩🔀Comparing the power of phylogenetic, trait and network structure information to predict plant–frugivore interactions

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#Frugivory #LinkPrediction #Mutualism #MutualisticNetwork #SeedDispersal

The plant’s seeds are dispersed by water, aiding spread across aquatic environments. #SeedDispersal

Year 14 of seed-trap collections complete!

🌳 Tyson Research Center ForestGEO Plot

#ForestEcology #ForestGEO #SeedDispersal #TysonResearchCenter

Network of bird dropping samples and plants. Plants were identified using seed morphology (left) and metabarcoding (right). Colored nodes represent plants detected by both methods, while black nodes indicate plants detected by only one method. Dropping samples are shown as filled, half-filled, or empty, depending on the overlap between methods. Point positions indicate which method detected more plant taxa. Orange markers next to plant names highlight species with mostly dry, non-fleshy fruits that are not typically consumed by birds. Image credit: Carina Isabella Motta

DNA #metabarcoding reveals greater plant diversity than morphological seed analysis of bird feces

New #AppsPlantSci research by Motta, Saranholi, De Godoy & Corrêa Côrtes

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Seed dispersal as a backup system to resprouting and seeding during post-fire regeneration AbstractBackground and Aims. Plant populations can recover from wildfires through resprouting (resprouters), recruiting from in situ surviving seed banks (

This suggests that in fire-prone ecosystems, plants may use multiple backup systems for recovery, even if these systems evolved independently. (7/7)

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#FireEcology #SeedDispersal #PlantRegeneration #ResproutingStrategies #FunctionalEcology #PlantScience

Putative ‘Dispersal Adaptations’ Do Not Explain the Colonisation of a Volcanic Island by Vascular Plants, but Birds Can It is widely assumed that adaptations for long-distance dispersal are identifiable from seed and fruit traits used to define ‘dispersal syndromes’. Sixty years of monitoring a new island allowed us t...

Our new study with @drandygreen.bsky.social
overturns the idea that seed or fruit traits determine plant spread. #botany #SeedDispersal #IslandEcology #Surtsey #Iceland #PlantScience #BirdEcology #EcologyLetters doi.org/10.1111/ele....

🐢🌿Seasonality and morphological variation shape intraspecific seed dispersal networks in gopher tortoises

📷 © Adrian Figueroa @adrianecology.bsky.social

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Scientists Are Uncovering the Secrets of How Fluffy, White Dandelions Spread Their Seeds Their seed dispersal strategies have helped these ubiquitous plants flourish all over the world, new research suggests

Scientists Are Uncovering the Secrets of How Fluffy, White Dandelions Spread Their Seeds: Their seed dispersal strategies have helped these ubiquitous plants flourish all over the world, new research suggests @SmithsonianMag #Dandelions #SeedDispersal #Botany #PlantScience #NatureLovers

Welcome Isabel Donoso - New SE | Oikos Journal Welcome Isabel Donoso - New SE | Oikos Journal

#BioticInteractions, #GlobalChange, #SeedDispersal #EcologicalNetworks #Modelling #FunctionalEcology #Restoration

​"Two Pink Stars, Upside Down in the Black Expanse" ​This photograph by @ahaktekin (as indicated by the watermark at the bottom right) presents a captivating and almost abstract view of two fruit capsules, specifically from a Terminalia species, most likely Terminalia catappa (Tropical Almond or Indian Almond), against a stark black background. The choice of backdrop isolates the subjects, highlighting their unique morphology and vibrant color. ​Visual Description for the Visually Impaired: ​Imagine two small, star-shaped objects, painted in shades of bright pink, suspended in complete darkness. The object on the left is like feeling the underside of a five-pointed star. Each of the five points feels like a slightly curved wing, with subtle lines or ridges running along its surface. The center is more compact and textured, like a small, tightly bundled knot. The object on the right is the same star shape, but if you were looking at it directly from above. The five winged points are spread out evenly, and the center is a smooth, flat, dark circle, almost like a deep button, with a tiny raised point in the very middle. The overall impression is of two distinct perspectives of the same fascinating, star-shaped form, floating weightlessly in an infinite blackness. ​Scientific Description: ​The image features the mature fruit capsules (drupes) of a tree belonging to the genus Terminalia, with a high probability of being Terminalia catappa. These trees are common in tropical coastal regions worldwide, including potentially the location where the photograph was taken (İzmir, Türkiye, although Terminalia catappa is not native to this specific region and would likely be cultivated if found). What appear as "stars" are the dried fruit capsules, characterized by prominent lateral wings (typically five) that aid in wind and water dispersal of the single seed contained within. As the fruits mature, they often develop vibrant colors like the pink seen here. The shape and structur…

​​Two Pink Stars, Upside Down in the Black Expanse / Uzay Boşluğunda Kara, Düşmüş İki Pembe Yıldız Tersyüz

#Terminalia #TerminaliaCatappa #TropicalAlmond #Botany #BotanicalPhotography #SeedDispersal #Drupe #PlantMorphology #FineArtPhotography #StillLifePhotography #MacroPhotography

So far this year, I have received a free #lantana and #oleander from just that #seeddispersal! #mexicanjay #southwestbirds #photographersofbluesky

After our #CommunalTapirLatrines paper got out last year, people from Mongabay reached out to publish two stories: one about the findings of the study (https://lnkd.in/eMhMYwyT), | Laís Lautenschlage... After our #CommunalTapirLatrines paper got out last year, people from Mongabay reached out to publish two stories: one about the findings of the study (https://lnkd.in/eMhMYwyT), and more recently,...

The poop is the new cool 💩=😎
Read about our work on how tapir toilets become buffets & boost global awareness of forest biodiversity via @mongabay.com 🌴
#defaunation #tapir #tropicalforest #seeddispersal #rewilding #naturalhistory #conservation #latrines @mongabay.com @mongabaylatam.bsky.social

Our latest paper "Trait-based selection of seeds ingested and dispersed by North American waterfowl" is on the cover of Plants #seeddispersal #ducks #endozoochory #waterfowl @ebdonana.bsky.social @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14...

Watch These Squirting Cucumbers Shoot Their Seeds Out at 29 Miles Per Hour Learn more about squirting cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium) and how their seeds explode out of them, which could lead to medical advancements.

Watch These Squirting Cucumbers Shoot Their Seeds Out at 29 Miles Per Hour #Science #Biology #Botany #SquirtingCucumber #PlantMechanisms #SeedDispersal

The out take: Aileen getting carried away again demonstrating bird poo seed dispersal fortunately everyone had gone home
#mininglandscapes #seeddispersal #ecology

3 rows of berries partially enclosed in a prickly calyx, except largest yellow ripened berry at top left.

Variation in fruit size/development within a wild population of a single Australian bush tomato.

Only fruit here containing immature seeds is the green one top right. Bottom rows are fruits that abscised & dried, likely becoming trample burrs.

#solanum #ozplants #iamabotanist #seeddispersal

3 pictures. Elegant green fan-shaped leaves of Ginkgo against black background, with light highlighting shape of leaves; two yellow fruits of ginkgo, look like cherries; collection of ivory white sclerotesta that is within fruit (also looking like cherry stones).

🌱🌾🌿🌲🧪🌏 #SeedDispersal Ginkgo/Gingko (G. biloba) is now an ornamental tree around the world. Has separate male & female trees. Most planted ones are male; why? Fleshy outer layer of fruit (sarcotesta) contains butanoic/butyric acid, causing horrible smell. Unwanted in a decorative plant! #BUC2025

Looking for a #PhD? Join the Mammal Research Institute and study animal roles in #seeddispersal with @aleksandrawrobel.bsky.social 🐭🌰

Pictures various potato tubers , blue, red, white, green and them growing in fields in flower. https://cipotato.org/genebankcip/ International Potato Center.

#SeedDispersal Specialist seedbanks like International Potato Center, Lima, Peru. 16,700 accessions potatoes, sweet potatoes, other Andean roots & tubers and their wild relatives. Stores tubers, seeds, cryopreserved tissues (frozen -196 C) and grows them regularly. #BUC2025 cipotato.org/genebankcip/

Logo of CGIAR and list of crops germplasm curated

CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), global partnership for food-security. Includes many seed banks - also living collections of food plants that cannot be stored as seeds - potato, many fruit trees, cassava, sweet potato ... #BUC2025 #SeedDispersal genebanks.cgiar.org

Millennium Seed Bank As we celebrate 25 years of seed banking, learn how we use our collections to combat biodiversity loss and climate change through scientific research while restoring habitats with our global partners.

🌱🌾🌵🌳🌴🌺🌍🌎🌏🧪🌻 #SeedDispersal 25th anniversary Millennium Seed Bank Kew Gardens & Wakehurst Place. Not just food plants, now 40,000 species, 275 partners, 100 countries, 2.5 billion seeds! New storage methods. Celebration events summer 2025. www.kew.org/wakehurst/wh...