@Article{HawesVMBFACLLTWB:2020:LaAsPl,
               author = "Hawes, Joseph E. and Vieira, Ima C. G. and Magnago, Luiz F. S. and 
                         Berenguer, Erika and Ferreira, Joice and Arag{\~a}o, Luiz Eduardo 
                         Oliveira e Cruz de and Cardoso, Amanda and Lees, Alexander Charles 
                         and Lennox, Gareth D. and Tobias, Joseph A. and Waldron, Anthony 
                         and Barlow, Jos",
          affiliation = "{Anglia Ruskin University} and {Museu Paraense Em{\'{\i}}lio 
                         Goeldi (MPEG)} and {Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia (UFSBA)} 
                         and {University of Oxford} and {Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa 
                         Agropecu{\'a}ria (EMBRAPA)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas 
                         Espaciais (INPE)} and {Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa 
                         Agropecu{\'a}ria (EMBRAPA)} and {Manchester Metropolitan 
                         University} and {Lancaster University} and {Imperial College 
                         London} and {National University of Singapore} and {Museu Paraense 
                         Em{\'{\i}}lio Goeldi (MPEG)}",
                title = "A large-scale assessment of plant dispersal mode and seed traits 
                         across human-modified Amazonian forests",
              journal = "Journal of Ecology",
                 year = "2020",
               volume = "00",
                pages = "1",
             keywords = "forest degradation, forest fires, forest regeneration, frugivory, 
                         functional traits, secondary forest, seed size, selective 
                         logging.",
             abstract = "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. 2. Focusing on two study 
                         regions in the eastern Brazilian Amazon, we used a traitbased 
                         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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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.",
                  doi = "10.1111/1365-2745.13358",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13358",
                 issn = "0022-0477",
                label = "lattes: 5174466549126882 6 HawesVMBFACLLTWB:2020:LaAsPl",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "hawes_large.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "27 abr. 2024"
}