Grazing hinders seed dispersal during crop failure in a declining oak woodland
P. G. Vaz, M. N. Bugalho, J. Fedriani
The paper examines how cattle grazing and crop failure affect acorn dispersal and seedling recruitment in cork-oak woodlands, finding grazing reduces dispersal distance while crop failure increases dispersal distance and seedling recruitment.
bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2023Ecology