Biogeography and evolution of plant biotic dispersal
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We are assembling a comprehensive, global, dynamic, open, reproducible database of fruit and seed traits for all seed plants worldwide (called FRUSEED). These data will allow us to tackle long-standing questions on the prevalence, evolution and biogeography of animal-mediated (biotic) plant dispersal.
This research is funded by grant US-1381388 by Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) and Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades of Junta de Andalucía and Universidad de Sevilla, as well as grant CNS2022-135839 by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR.
Publications
Lasting effects of avian-frugivore interactions on seed dispersal and seedling establishment
The consequences of plant–animal interactions often transcend the mere encounter stage, as those encounters are followed by a chain of …
Downscaling mutualistic networks from species to individuals reveals consistent interaction niches and roles within plant populations
The study of mutualistic interactions among species has received considerable attention over the past 30 years. However, less is known …
Masting is uncommon in trees that depend on mutualist dispersers in the context of global climate and fertility gradients
The benefits of masting (volatile, quasi-synchronous seed production at lagged intervals) include satiation of seed predators, but …
