Illustration of the interdisciplinary frameworks to study seed dispersal, integrating general spatial patterns and processes from the generalized gravity framework, movement ecology paradigm, and seed dispersal effectiveness framework. The text at the top left reads Generalized Gravity Framework; the text at the top right reads Seed Dispersal Effectiveness Framework. From the tree at the center, the text moving to the left reads: "Source Processes," "Relocation Processes," and "Destination Processes"; the text moving rightward from the tree reads: "Quantity," "Vector Quality," and "Seedscape Quality." The text moving downward from the tree reads "Predispersal & Departure," "Drivers of Movement," "Movement Ecology Paradigm," and "Deposition & Postdispersal." The illustration shows various animals carrying diaspores away from the source tree.
From the upcoming #AppsPlantSci #PlantDispersal issue 🌱
Animal-mediated seed dispersal: A review of study methods (by @noellebeckman.bsky.social, @jmbecologist.bsky.social, et al)
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #zoochory #PlantEcology #SeedDispersal
