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 ...

Much like the squirrels and chipmunks in deciduous climates, there is a cat-sized creature in tropical regions that practices scatter hoarding – burying the seeds they find if they don't eat them ...

Postdoctoral researcher Sabine Cudney-Valenzuela at the University of California, Berkeley explores the impacts of habitat ...

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 ...

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 ...

Discover nine plants that can grow from self-sown seeds and learn how natural seed dispersal can help you grow more greenery ...

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 ...

Deep in the Sahara Desert, where rain is rare and plants struggle to spread, an unlikely desert gardener may be at work.

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 ...

A new study finds that invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades can spread native and invasive plant seeds, adding to their ...

Over the past three millennia, selective breeding has dramatically widened the array of plant domestication traits. However, a close look at the archaeobotanical record illustrates a similar suite of ...