Endozoochory by free-ranging, large herbivores: Ecological correlates and perspectives for restoration

Mouissie, A. M.; Vos, Pieter; Verhagen, Hmc; Bakker, J.P.

doi:10.1016/j.baae.2005.03.004

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“…Small and round seeds may have a higher chance to escape from chewing molars than big and flat or elongated seeds, as was also found by Pakeman et al (2002). Simao Neto et al (1987), Gardener et al (1993), Pakeman et al (2002) and Mouissie et al (2005b) observed that plant species recorded in dung have lower seed mass than species that were not found in dung, as we found in the present study. However, these authors did not report that species detected in dung were rounder (had lower variance in unit seed dimensions) than species not found in dung.…”

Section: Seed Dispersal Of Salt-marsh and Dune Speciessupporting

confidence: 79%

“…This may be related to the significantly higher Ellenberg nitrogen indicator value of saltmarsh species than dune species. This is in agreement with the positive correlation between Ellenberg nitrogen indicator values and the numbers of viable seeds in dung related to the seed supply for cattle, pony and sheep found by Mouissie et al (2005b). A high proportion of nitrophilous species in dung samples was also reported by Welch (1985) and Malo and Suarez (1995a).…”

Section: Seed Dispersal Of Salt-marsh and Dune Speciessupporting

confidence: 78%

“…Dung collected in a grassland-woodland mosaic in the Netherlands contained seeds of all habitat types (Bakker and Olff 2003). This was also the case in a heathlandgrassland-woodland area (Mouissie et al 2005b) and in a heterogeneous coastal habitat in Belgium Fig. 4 Results of Pearson correlation between the number of seeds of dune and salt-marsh species found in dung and abundance ranks in the vegetation.…”

Section: Seed Dispersal Of Salt-marsh and Dune Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Dispersal by cattle of salt-marsh and dune species into salt-marsh and dune communities

2007

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Seed dispersal via ingestion and defecation by large herbivores (endozoochory) plays a potentially important role in structuring plant communities. In the present study we tested whether cattle disperse seeds between different plant communities in a heterogeneous coastal habitat. We surveyed the seed contents of cattle dung collected from two habitat types within a grazing system, one in dunes and the other in saltmarsh. The dunes are characterized by sandy soil, and infrequent inundation by the sea, whereas the salt-marsh features clay deposited during inundations. Seeds of both salt-marsh and dune species were dispersed into salt-marsh and dune habitats. The seed content of cattle dung collected in salt-marsh and dunes was similar with respect to species composition and seed density. However, dispersal of dune species into salt-marsh and vice-versa did not result in establishment in those communities. Seed traits per se did not differ between dune species and saltmarsh species. Species abundance in the established vegetation and seed density in dung were positively correlated. Seed abundance for most species found in dung was consistent with the availability of viable seeds during the growing season. Seed mass, seed 'roundness' and seed release height were all negatively correlated with seed numbers in dung. An indirect factor, namely, forage quality of the plant, and hence attractiveness for herbivores, could explain the higher likelihood of seed dispersal of salt-marsh species than of dune species. The salt-marsh harbours species with higher forage quality than the dune species, as derived from Ellenberg nitrogen indicator values.

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Section: Seed Dispersal Of Salt-marsh and Dune Speciessupporting

confidence: 79%

Section: Seed Dispersal Of Salt-marsh and Dune Speciessupporting

confidence: 78%

Section: Seed Dispersal Of Salt-marsh and Dune Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…and considered them as a 'species' in the data analysis. Plant nomenclature in this paper follows Mirek et al (2002).…”

Section: Sampling Designmentioning

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Endozoochory by European bison influences the build-up of the soil seed bank in subcontinental coniferous forest

Jaroszewicz

2013

Eur J Forest Res

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The faeces of large herbivores include viable seeds of many plant species. With dung decomposition, some seeds migrate into the soil and influence seed bank build-up. However, only a few papers report evidence of this process, and only from grasslands. In forest studies, this subject has so far been neglected. Therefore, I ask in this paper whether seeds present in the dung of European bison migrate to the forest soil seed bank and influence its buildup. I sampled soil from underneath European bison dung pats and from surrounding areas (control samples). Samples were divided into shallow (0-5 cm) and deep (5-10 cm) series. Soil seed bank content was studied in the greenhouse for 2 years. The shallow seed bank under dung pats was characterized by the highest species richness (49 species) and seed density ([2,000 m -2 ). Urtica dioica, Juncus effusus and Carex remota showed a demonstrable increase in seed density in the shallow seed bank underneath dung. Three years after dung deposition, seeds of endozoochoric origin influenced the soil seed bank of coniferous forest. U. dioica, J. effusus, C. remota and other species of deciduous forests and grasslands (Agrostis capillaris, Milium effusum, Polygonum hydropiper, Polygonum mite, Scrophularia nodosa, Stachys sylvatica, Veronica chamaedrys) caused an increase in seed density (by 61 %) and species richness (by 33 %) of the shallow soil seed bank underneath dung in comparison with the control soil seed bank.

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“…In addition to these ecosystem functions with a clear and direct economic return, dung beetles are of great relevance in plant dispersal ecology. Endozoochory, or the dispersal of plant seeds following ingestion, digestion, and defecation by herbivores, is commonly found in temperate grassland ecosystems (Mouissie et al 2005). As dung beetles do not feed on seeds but rather bury seeds unintentionally with dung (Nichols et al 2008), secondary seed dispersal can be considered an indirect result of dung beetle behaviour.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dung beetle assemblages, dung removal and secondary seed dispersal: data from a large-scale, multi-site experiment in the Western Palaearctic

Milotic¹,

Baltzinger²,

Eichberg³

et al. 2018

Frontiers of Biogeography

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Endozoochory by free-ranging, large herbivores: Ecological correlates and perspectives for restoration

Cited by 102 publications

References 34 publications

Dispersal by cattle of salt-marsh and dune species into salt-marsh and dune communities

Dispersal by cattle of salt-marsh and dune species into salt-marsh and dune communities

Endozoochory by European bison influences the build-up of the soil seed bank in subcontinental coniferous forest

Dung beetle assemblages, dung removal and secondary seed dispersal: data from a large-scale, multi-site experiment in the Western Palaearctic

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