Interesting analysis of state of knowledge of seed dispersal at a fine level of taxonomic resolution
Robert J. Whittaker
New paper out in New Phytologist 🌱
After centuries of research in Europe, we have studied only ~37% of all seed-dispersal interactions.
Birds of prey, ants, and rodents are among the most understudied - yet researchers rarely flag them as gaps!
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Geographic distribution of seed dispersal studies by disperser guild.