Matrix effects on plant-frugivore and plant-predator interactions in forest fragments

• Published in: Landscape ecology Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 125 - 135
• Main Authors: Herrera, José M, García, Daniel, Morales, Juan M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 2011; Springer Netherlands; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal populations; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Birds; Cantabrian range; Community ecology; Connectivity; Crataegus monogyna; Ecological function; Ecology; ecosystems; Environmental Management; food availability; Food chains; Food supply; Forest fragmentation; Forestry; Forests; frugivores; Frugivory; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; General forest ecology; Generalities. Production, biomass. Quality of wood and forest products. General forest ecology; habitat fragmentation; Habitats; Hierarchical Linear Models; Landscape Ecology; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; landscapes; Life Sciences; linear models; Matrix effects; Nature Conservation; Pasture; pastures; Plant populations; Plant-animal interactions; population dynamics; Predation; Research Article; Resource availability; rodents; seed predation; Spain; Sustainable Development; temporal variation; trees; Spain; Europe; Forest fragmentation; Seed predation; Hierarchical Linear Models; Matrix effects; Connectivity; Cantabrian range; Frugivory; Plant-animal interactions; Spain; Forests; Seeds; Interaction; Frugivorous; Linear model; Fragmentation; Animal plant relation; Predator; Predation

Structural features of both habitat remnants and surrounding matrix can be important for explaining plant population dynamics and ecosystem functions in human-impacted landscapes. However, little is known about how the structural features of the adjacent matrix affect biotic interactions and whether...