Avian seed dispersal out of the forests: A view through the lens of Pleistocene landscapes
Juan P. González‐Varo
Abstract:Recent evidence supports that, prior to the impact of modern humans, the temperate zone of Europe was not dominated by a closed continuous forest, but consisted of heterogeneous landscapes with grasslands, light woodlands and forests. Until the late Pleistocene, this region held a diverse community of megaherbivores that maintained the open and semi‐open vegetation through grazing and browsing.
This new baseline is congruent with the fact that many European woody species are light‐demanding and fail to regene… Show more
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