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A large‐scale assessment of plant dispersal mode and seed traits across human‐modified Amazonian forests

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Hawes, Joseph E., Vieira, Ima C. G., Magnago, Luiz F. S., Berenguer, Erika, Ferreira, Joice, Aragão, Luiz E. O. C., Cardoso, Amanda, Lees, Alexander C. +4 more·2020·Journal of Ecology
DOI 10.1111/1365-2745.13358
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Quantifying the impact of habitat disturbance on ecosystem function is critical to understanding and predicting the future of tropical forests. Many studies have examined post‐disturbance changes in animal traits related to mutualistic interactions with plants, but the effect of disturbance on plant traits in diverse forests has received much less attention. Focusing on two study regions in the eastern Brazilian Amazon, we used a trait‐based approach to examine how seed dispersal functionality within tropical plant communities changes across a landscape‐scale gradient of human modification, including both regenerating secondary forests and primary forests disturbed by burning and selective logging. Surveys of 230 forest plots recorded 26,533 live stems from 846 tree species. Using herbarium material and literature, we compiled trait information for each tree species, focusing on dispersal mode and seed size. Disturbance reduced tree diversity and increased the proportion of lower wood density and small‐seeded tree species in study plots. Disturbance also increased the proportion of stems with seeds that are ingested by animals and reduced those dispersed by other mechanisms (e.g. wind). Older secondary forests had functionally similar plant communities to the most heavily disturbed primary forests. Mean seed size and wood density per plot were positively correlated for plant species with seeds ingested by animals. Synthesis . Anthropogenic disturbance has major effects on the seed traits of tree communities, with implications for mutualistic interactions with animals. The important role of animal‐mediated seed dispersal in disturbed and recovering forests highlights the need to avoid defaunation or promote faunal recovery. The changes in mean seed width suggest larger vertebrates hold especially important functional roles in these human‐modified forests. Monitoring fruit and seed traits can provide a valuable indicator of ecosystem condition, emphasizing the importance of developing a comprehensive plant traits database for the Amazon and other biomes.

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  • In the degraded forest trajectory, feedbacks often involve competition between trees and other opportunistic plants, as well as interactions between deforestation, fire and seed limitation.

    “In the ‘degraded forest’ trajectory, feedbacks often involve competition between trees and other opportunistic plants85,90,92, as well as interactions between deforestation, fire and seed limitation84,87,105.”

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    The Discussion (page unavailable) links fire-related forest disturbance to changes in seed-dispersal traits and describes dispersal-limited recovery and a possible feedback between plant and animal communities. It does not establish a feedback involving deforestation, fire and seed limitation together. The competition clause has a separate set of citations and is not assessed against this source. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • In the degraded open-canopy ecosystem trajectory, feedbacks involve interactions among low tree cover and fire, soil erosion, seed limitation, invasive grasses and opportunistic plants.

    “In the ‘degraded open-canopy ecosystem’ trajectory, feedbacks involve interactions among low tree cover and fire97, soil erosion60, seed limitation105, invasive grasses and opportunistic plants96.”

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Hawes, J. E., Vieira, I. C. G., Magnago, L. F. S., Berenguer, E., Ferreira, J., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Cardoso, A., Lees, A. C., Lennox, G. D., Tobias, J. A., Waldron, A., & Barlow, J.
Affiliations
  • Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (BR)
  • Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia (BR)
  • Environmental Change Institute University of Oxford Oxford UK
  • Embrapa Amazônia Oriental (BR)
  • University of Exeter (GB)
  • Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
  • Lancaster University (GB)
  • Imperial College London (GB)
  • National University of Singapore (SG)
  • Universidade Federal de Lavras (BR)
Corresponding author
Hawes, Joseph E.
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Venue
Journal of Ecology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2020-02-17
Volume
108
Issue
4
Pages
1373-1385
ISSN
  • 0022-0477 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2745
DOI
10.1111/1365-2745.13358
OpenAlex
W3006306204
Cited by
58
References
1
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2026: 12 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 3
FWCI
4.05
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Ecology (publishedVersion)
  • Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • e-space (Manchester Metropolitan University) (acceptedVersion)
  • Anglia Ruskin Research Online (Anglia Ruskin University) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion)
  • Spiral (Imperial College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Biblioteca Digital da Memória Científica do INPE (National Institute for Space Research) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Natural Environment Research Council (NE/F01614X/1, NE/G000816/1, NE/K016431/1, NE/P004512/1, NE/I028068/1)
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (458022/2013‐6, 305054/2016‐3)
  • Anglia Ruskin University
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Plant and animal studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
Keywords
seed dispersal mode, seed traits, seed size, wood density, human disturbance, secondary forest, selective logging, fire disturbance, tree species diversity, animal-mediated seed dispersal, defaunation, plant-animal mutualism, tropical forest regeneration, plant functional traits, Amazon rainforest

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