Legacy of the lost and pressure of the present: Malagasy plant seeds retain megafauna dispersal signatures but downsize under human footprint
Yuanshu Pu, Alexander Zizka, Renske E. Onstein
The paper tests how past megafaunal extinctions and human activity affect seed sizes of large-seeded plants in Madagascar, finding legacy effects of extinct megafauna and human-driven downsizing.
Ecology Letters · Sep 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology