A synthesis of animal-mediated seed dispersal of palms reveals distinct biogeographical differences in species interactions

• Published in: Journal of biogeography Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 466 - 484
• Main Authors: Muñoz, Gabriel, Trøjelsgaard, Kristian, Kissling, W. Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley 01.02.2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: animal‐mediated seed dispersal; Arecaceae; Biodiversity; biogeography; biotic interactions; Body mass; Body size; Completeness; Composition; Coverage; data sharing; Dispersion; ecological networks; Eltonian shortfall; fauna; Frugivores; frugivory; Fruits; functional trait matching; mammals; Matching; Megafauna; Modular structures; Modularity; multispecies interactions; mutualism; Neotropics; RESEARCH PAPER; Sampling; Seed dispersal; Species diversity; Species richness; Statistical analysis; taxonomy; Tropical environments

Aim To synthesize published knowledge on palm–frugivore seed dispersal observations and to test whether broad‐scale differences in geographic coverage, diversity, composition and functional structure of plant–animal interactions emerge between biogeographical regions. Location Neotropics and Afrotro...