What is it about?
Using remote camera traps we tested if defaunated forests have a lower seed predation rate of a keystone palm (Euterpe edulis) than pristine areas.
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Why is it important?
Our results found that defaunation leads to changes in the seed predator communities with potential consequences for plant–animal interactions.
Perspectives
Most of the remaining forests may be suffering intense seed predation by small rodents with potential consequences for plant–animal interactions and plant recruitment.
Dr Ricardo S Bovendorp
Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - UESC
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This page is a summary of: Defaunation of large mammals leads to an increase in seed predation in the Atlantic forests, Global Ecology and Conservation, January 2015, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2015.04.008.
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