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Quantity, quality and the effectiveness of seed dispersal by animals

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Frugivory and seed dispersal: ecological and evolutionary aspects

Part of the book series: Advances in vegetation science ((AIVS,volume 15))

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Disperser effectiveness is the contribution a disperser makes to the future reproduction of a plant. Although it is a key notion in studies of seed dispersal by animals, we know little about what determines the effectiveness of a disperser. The role of the present paper is to review the available information and construct a hierarchical framework for viewing the components of disperser effectiveness.

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Schupp, E.W. (1993). Quantity, quality and the effectiveness of seed dispersal by animals. In: Fleming, T.H., Estrada, A. (eds) Frugivory and seed dispersal: ecological and evolutionary aspects. Advances in vegetation science, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1749-4_2

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