Space, Time and Complexity in Plant Dispersal Ecology

Overview

Journal Mov Ecol

Publisher Biomed Central

Date 2015 Feb 25

PMID 25709828

Citations 19

Authors

Juan J Robledo-Arnuncio

Etienne K Klein

Helene C Muller-Landau

Luis Santamaria

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Abstract

Dispersal of pollen and seeds are essential functions of plant species, with far-reaching demographic, ecological and evolutionary consequences. Interest in plant dispersal has increased with concerns about the persistence of populations and species under global change. We argue here that advances in plant dispersal ecology research will be determined by our ability to surmount challenges of spatiotemporal scales and heterogeneities and ecosystem complexity. Based on this framework, we propose a selected set of research questions, for which we suggest some specific objectives and methodological approaches. Reviewed topics include multiple vector contributions to plant dispersal, landscape-dependent dispersal patterns, long-distance dispersal events, spatiotemporal variation in dispersal, and the consequences of dispersal for plant communities, populations under climate change, and anthropogenic landscapes.

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