In Monteverde the practice of using non-native garden ornamentals is widespread. This practice could be economically and ecologically costly in the future if these non-native species escape gardens. Because many non-native invasive fruits are dispersed by birds, this study assesses non-native and native fruit species and tropical birds as non-native and native fruit dispersers. To determine whether fruits from an introduced species or a native species were preferred by dispersers and more frequently visited by birds, fruits from, Rubus rosifolius, a common roadside non-native, and Acnistus arborescens a common native garden ornamental were monitored for presence or absence and levels and proportion of ripeness, and number of bird visits. F...
Despite being abundant in urban gardens, the Canary Islands dragon tree Dracaena draco is close to e...
Loss of species habitat due to rapid deforestation of the Earth’s forests is a pertinent and serious...
Abstract Frugivorous birds are important seed dispersers and influence the recruitment of many plant...
In Monteverde the practice of using non-native garden ornamentals is widespread. This practice coul...
Seed dispersal by vertebrate animals is important for the establishment of many fleshy-fruited plant...
Anthropogenic activities affect landscapes, biodiversity and ecosystem services. These actions impai...
Biotic interactions and mutualisms in particular have an important role in ecosystem structure and f...
Non-native plant species have gained much attention in recent years because they often compete with ...
Many invasive plant species have fleshy fruits that are eaten by native frugivorous birds which disp...
Abstract Reforestation in Monteverde, Costa Rica began in the 1980’s and 1990’s and initially used n...
Between 1985 and 2004, 91 wild fruit-eating bird species were studied in 11 urban areas of Brazil: 7...
The relationship between bird visitation and the size of the available fruit crop was studied at an ...
Summary. The relationship between bird visitation and the size of the avail-able fruit crop was stud...
Regenerated forests now compose over half of the world's tropical forest cover and are increasingly ...
Non-native plant species have gained much attention in recent years because they often compete with ...
Despite being abundant in urban gardens, the Canary Islands dragon tree Dracaena draco is close to e...
Loss of species habitat due to rapid deforestation of the Earth’s forests is a pertinent and serious...
Abstract Frugivorous birds are important seed dispersers and influence the recruitment of many plant...
In Monteverde the practice of using non-native garden ornamentals is widespread. This practice coul...
Seed dispersal by vertebrate animals is important for the establishment of many fleshy-fruited plant...
Anthropogenic activities affect landscapes, biodiversity and ecosystem services. These actions impai...
Biotic interactions and mutualisms in particular have an important role in ecosystem structure and f...
Non-native plant species have gained much attention in recent years because they often compete with ...
Many invasive plant species have fleshy fruits that are eaten by native frugivorous birds which disp...
Abstract Reforestation in Monteverde, Costa Rica began in the 1980’s and 1990’s and initially used n...
Between 1985 and 2004, 91 wild fruit-eating bird species were studied in 11 urban areas of Brazil: 7...
The relationship between bird visitation and the size of the available fruit crop was studied at an ...
Summary. The relationship between bird visitation and the size of the avail-able fruit crop was stud...
Regenerated forests now compose over half of the world's tropical forest cover and are increasingly ...
Non-native plant species have gained much attention in recent years because they often compete with ...
Despite being abundant in urban gardens, the Canary Islands dragon tree Dracaena draco is close to e...
Loss of species habitat due to rapid deforestation of the Earth’s forests is a pertinent and serious...
Abstract Frugivorous birds are important seed dispersers and influence the recruitment of many plant...