Main Description

Fresh concepts in the study of seed dispersal are spurring a host of exciting new questions, new answers to old questions, new methods and approaches, and a reinvigoration of the field.Seed Dispersal: Theory and its Application in a Changing World presents both recent advances and reviews of current knowledge demonstrating the vigour and vibrancy of the field. It provides new perspectives and directions at a time when efforts to meet growing environmental challenges threatening natural systems are of utmost importance.

Readership

An invaluable and authoritative resource for researchers and students in plant ecology and conservation, this comprehensive text serves not only as a reference, but also as a source of scientific inspiration and insight.

Main Contents

SECTION A Frugivores and frugivory: Introduction by A J Dennis

SECTION B Seed and seedling shadows: Introduction by D A Westcott

SECTION C Seed fate and establishment: Introduction by E W Schupp

SECTION D Management implications: Introduction by R Green

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