Anna Nordseth is an ecology writer and Duke University Ph.D. candidate specializing in tropical forest ecology, conservation research, and biodiversity. Think plants can’t move? You’re only half right ...

"We're now thinking more about the roles that animals might play in affecting the climate through seed dispersal," Fricke says. "We know that in tropical forests, where more than three-quarters of ...

When a toucan plucks fruit from a tree in the Amazon Rainforest, it’s doing more than just finding lunch. Moving to a new location and depositing seeds via its droppings could be crucial in addressing ...

A new study is first to show that marine animals can disperse eelgrass seeds, with implications for management and restoration. Look out the window and you're likely to see the dispersal of seeds -- ...

Dispersal is an ecological process that involves the movement of an individual or multiple individuals away from the population in which they were born to another location, or population, where they ...

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 ...

Mammal and bird losses cut a plant’s ability to adapt to global climate change by 60 percent. Pictured: Cedar waxwing Andrew C via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0 Half of all plant species rely on ...

Evan Fricke receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Alejandro Ordonez receives funding from the Aarhus University Research Fund. Haldre Rogers receives funding from the US National ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Studies of external seed transport on animals usually assume that the probability of detachment is constant, so that seed retention should ...