2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4877.2011.00244.x
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Plant‐frugivore interactions in an intact tropical forest in north‐east Thailand

Abstract: Fleshy-fruited plants in tropical forests largely rely on vertebrate frugivores to disperse their seeds. Although this plant-animal interaction is typically considered a diffuse mutualism, it is fundamental as it provides the template on which tropical forest communities are structured. We applied a mutualistic network approach to investigate the relationship between small-fruited fleshy plant species and the fruit-eating bird community in an intact evergreen forest in northeast Thailand. A minimum of 53 bird … Show more

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“…1) and Ipomea spp., although we do not know to what extent the pollen of these species can remain attached to the smooth skin of lizards. Size constraints, accessibility and phenological uncoupling shape interaction patterns (Sankamethawee et al 2011) and likely explain why some types of pollen are more frequently carried by lava lizards than others. Phenotypic trait matching in particular deserves attention in future research in the Galápagos as it can be an important driver of plant-pollinator interactions (Biddick & Burns 2018).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1) and Ipomea spp., although we do not know to what extent the pollen of these species can remain attached to the smooth skin of lizards. Size constraints, accessibility and phenological uncoupling shape interaction patterns (Sankamethawee et al 2011) and likely explain why some types of pollen are more frequently carried by lava lizards than others. Phenotypic trait matching in particular deserves attention in future research in the Galápagos as it can be an important driver of plant-pollinator interactions (Biddick & Burns 2018).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is the first study to comprehensively document plant‐disperser networks from the wet tropical forests of South Asia and one of few studies from wet tropical forests of Asia (see Sankamethawee, Pierce, Gale, & Hardesty, ). By using a combination of network and seed dispersal effectiveness approaches, we show that large avian frugivores, especially hornbills, may not play a central role in the organization of the plant‐disperser community, but are crucial for large‐seeded tree species by dispersing higher numbers of seeds and handling fruits better.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Khao Yai National Park still contains a high diversity of largely frugivorous arboreal mammal and bird species, including gibbons ( Hylobates lar and Hylobates pileatus ), macaques ( Macaca leonina ), civets (five species), bears ( Ursus thibetana , Helarctos malayanus ), hornbills (four species) and other smaller frugivorous birds such as barbets, orioles, pigeons, mynas and bulbuls (Lynam, Round, & Brockelman, ). Gibbons (Brockelman et al., ; McConkey & Brockelman, ; McConkey, Brockelman, Saralamba, & Nathalang, ; Whittington & Treesucon, ), macaques (Albert, Hambuckers, et al., ), deer (Brodie, Helmy, Brockelman, & Maron, ; Chanthorn & Brockelman, ), bears (Ngoprasert, Steinmetz, Reed, Savini, & Gale, ), hornbills (Kitamura et al., , ) and smaller birds (Khamcha et al., ; Sankamethawee, Pierce, Gale, & Hardesty, ) are all potentially important seed dispersers in the Mo Singto area of Khao Yai Park. The most probable seed dispersers of tree species in the Mo Singto plot are shown in Table based on extensive observations of Kitamura et al.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%