Functional traits of seeds dispersed through endozoochory by native forest ungulates

Autor:	Rachel Barrier, Christophe Baltzinger, Richard Chevalier, Mélanie Picard, Yves Boscardin
Přispěvatelé:	Ecosystèmes forestiers (UR EFNO), Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	0106 biological sciences 2. Zero hunger Herbivore Ecology biology Seed dispersal food and beverages Plant community Plant Science 15. Life on land biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Roe deer Capreolus DISPERSION FILTRE Abundance (ecology) biology.animal [SDE]Environmental Sciences Biological dispersal Species richness TRAITS 010606 plant biology & botany
Zdroj:	Journal of Vegetation Science Journal of Vegetation Science, Wiley, 2016, 27 (5), pp.987-998. ⟨10.1111/jvs.12418⟩
ISSN:	1100-9233
DOI:	10.1111/jvs.12418
Popis:	Aims Zoochory is a prominent dispersal process in a wide range of plant species. However, the extent to which the trait composition of dispersed seed assemblages differs from the regional assemblage remains untested, as does the extent to which sympatric native herbivores disperse traits non-randomly. Location Lorris and Montargis forests, central France. Methods We compared the taxonomic and functional composition of seed assemblages dispersed by three wild ungulates to the characteristics of the regional flora in an agro-forested landscape. We collected roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red deer (Cervus elaphus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) faeces in two forests, and subjected the samples to germination under controlled conditions. We first examined how different vectors influence the composition of the dispersed plant assemblages by comparing abundance and species richness of the seedlings emerging from the faeces of the three ungulates. We then compared the functional characteristics of the dispersed pool with those of the regional flora in a multivariate functional space built from 20 relevant plant traits. Results A total of 754 seedlings and 46 plant species germinated from 300 faeces samples, with higher plant species richness and abundance for red deer faeces. All three ungulates widely use forest habitat, but the proportion of non-forest plants was higher in red deer and wild boar faeces than in the regional species pool. Traits such as seed shape, seed size or seed bank longevity affected dispersal probability, but their effects were overshadowed by habitat effects. Conclusions Endozoochory acts as an indirect functional filter, filtering species according to the vectors' feeding habitat. This could affect the composition of forest plant communities by allowing plants from open habitats to colonize forested areas.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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