RT Journal Article
T1 Impacts of human forest management on seed dispersal  patterns by scatter-hoarding rodents
A1 Nóbrega, Eva K
A1 Vidal-Cardos, Roger
A1 Muñoz Muñoz, Alberto
A1 Ferrandiz-Rovira, Mariona
AB Scatter-hoarding rodents play a central role in seed dispersal, predating and dispersing seeds that affect many plant species’ population dynamics and inf luence forest regeneration. Anthropogenic changes in forest structure, such as clear-cutting in dense forests, may alter the ecological interactions between seeds and dispersers. This study compared predation and dispersal patterns of holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) acorns by wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus L.) in original dense forest [less managed forest (MF)] vs open MF (more MF) in northeastern Spain. Results showed variations in the patterns of acorn predation and dispersal by wood mouse between forest types. In the MF, a greater fraction of acorns was harvested, and the acorns were being dispersed further than in the original forest. Despite the greater fraction of acorns dispersed in the MF, the proportion of acorns that survived and had the potential to grow was reduced in the MF because of increased predation. This shows that forest management has a significant inf luence on seed dispersal by rodents and thereby inf luences the natural regeneration potential of forests.
PB Oxford University Press
SN 0015-752X
YR 2024
FD 2024-04-20
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/121847
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/121847
LA eng
NO Nóbrega, E. K., Vidal-Cardos, R., Muñoz, A., & Ferrandiz-Rovira, M. (2024). Impacts of human forest management on seed dispersal patterns by scatter-hoarding rodents. Forestry, 97(2), 234-242. https://doi.org/10.1093/FORESTRY/CPAD035
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