6th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal (1985-2015)
FSD 2015 - News
New Article on line about Frugivores and Seed Dispersal
Asian Tapirs Are No Elephants When It Comes To Seed Dispersal by Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, Carl Traeholt, Razak Jaffar, Luis Santamaria and Richard T. Corlett. The elimination of the largest herbivores (elephants and rhinoceroses) from many forests in tropical East Asia may have severe consequences for plant species that depend on them for seed dispersal. Teh authors assessed the capacity of Malayan tapirs Tapirus indicus—the next largest nonruminant herbivore in the region—as a substitute for the lost megafauna in this role by studying their ability to disperse the seeds of nine fleshy-fruited plants with seeds 5–97 mm in length. Read more on line. Join ATBC and publish in Biotropica.