6th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal (1985-2015)

FSD 2015 - FSD2000

South Africa

South Africa

2000, 6-11 August, Sao Pedro, Brazil

Seed Dispersal and Frugivory: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation

Edited by Douglas J. Levey, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil; Westley R. Silva, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil; Mauro Galetti, Departamento de Ecologia, Univ Estadual Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil. (2002). Cabi, Wallingford, UK. Content

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Main Description

Until recently, the production of fruits by plants, their consumption by animals (frugivory) and the relevance of these to seed dispersal have attracted less attention than topics such as pollination biology. However, since the 1970s they have started to gain more prominence and now give rise to more research funding, seminal papers and international symposiums. This book contains chapters adapted from the Third International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal held in August 2000 in Rio Quente, Brazil.

Content

Reviews CABI

"Everyone interested in seed dispersal should read this book. I enjoyed reading and learned from all the papers. The book has prepared the way for further development." Eckhard W Heymann, ECOTROPICA 10, 2004

"I recommend this book for lecturers of ecology, because seed dispersal and frugivory are both important and spectacular topics in which ecological principles and rules are plastically manifested, attracting the students' interest to the science of ecology". P Csontos, Community Ecology, 2002

"I found Seed Dispersal and Frugivory as fun to read as it is packed with important scientific information. Researchers on seed dispersal, frugivory, or plant-animal interactions should attempt to get his of her hands on a copy. Furthermore, any biological, botanical, or zoological library would be incomplete with-out one". Carole T Gee, Bonn, Germany

"This book should be in every tertiary library, and on the shelves of those researching in the area of seed dispersal and conservation. It is aimed at postgraduates and scientists, not at the general public, but any enthusiastic botanist, paid or unpaid, will enjoy discovering more about the importance of seeds and their role in creating our diverse environment." New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2003

"Silva and Galetti have provided a compilation that is both summary of existing knowledge and signpost to future research. It will be valuable for many years to come." Adrian Barnett, Primate Eye, 83, 2004

The FSD2000 participants (c) Thomas Engel - More photos - Youtube