Timing of fruiting rather than topography determines the direction of vertical seed dispersal by mammals and birds
Y. Tsunamoto, S. Koike, I. Tayasu, T. Masaki, S. Kato, S. Kikuchi, T. Nagamitsu, T. Haraguchi, T. Naganuma, S. Naoe
The paper shows that the timing of fruiting, not topography, determines vertical seed dispersal direction by mammals and birds in central Japan.
bioRxiv · May 24, 2020Ecology