%0 Journal Article %1 nathan2008mechanisms %A Nathan, Ran %A Schurr, Frank M. %A Spiegel, Orr %A Steinitz, Ofer %A Trakhtenbrot, Ana %A Tsoar, Asaf %D 2008 %J Trends in Ecology & Evolution %K fat_tails long_distance_dispersal rare_events review %N 11 %P 638 - 647 %R http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2008.08.003 %T Mechanisms of long-distance seed dispersal %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534708002723 %V 23 %X Growing recognition of the importance of long-distance dispersal (LDD) of plant seeds for various ecological and evolutionary processes has led to an upsurge of research into the mechanisms underlying LDD. We summarize these findings by formulating six generalizations stating that LDD is generally more common in open terrestrial landscapes, and is typically driven by large and migratory animals, extreme meteorological phenomena, ocean currents and human transportation, each trans- porting a variety of seed morphologies. LDD is often associated with unusual behavior of the standard vector inferred from plant dispersal morphology, or mediated by nonstandard vectors. To advance our understanding of LDD, we advocate a vector-based research approach that identifies the significant LDD vectors and quantifies how environmental conditions modify their actions.

@article{nathan2008mechanisms, abstract = {Growing recognition of the importance of long-distance dispersal (LDD) of plant seeds for various ecological and evolutionary processes has led to an upsurge of research into the mechanisms underlying LDD. We summarize these findings by formulating six generalizations stating that LDD is generally more common in open terrestrial landscapes, and is typically driven by large and migratory animals, extreme meteorological phenomena, ocean currents and human transportation, each trans- porting a variety of seed morphologies. LDD is often associated with unusual behavior of the standard vector inferred from plant dispersal morphology, or mediated by nonstandard vectors. To advance our understanding of LDD, we advocate a vector-based research approach that identifies the significant LDD vectors and quantifies how environmental conditions modify their actions.}, added-at = {2014-07-10T15:43:13.000+0200}, author = {Nathan, Ran and Schurr, Frank M. and Spiegel, Orr and Steinitz, Ofer and Trakhtenbrot, Ana and Tsoar, Asaf}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2ec8e1071c0edb879e9caaa417043d6bd/peter.ralph}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2008.08.003}, interhash = {467696a1933dfd42124d693c3f41ee0e}, intrahash = {ec8e1071c0edb879e9caaa417043d6bd}, issn = {0169-5347}, journal = {Trends in Ecology & Evolution }, keywords = {fat_tails long_distance_dispersal rare_events review}, number = 11, pages = {638 - 647}, timestamp = {2014-07-10T15:43:13.000+0200}, title = {Mechanisms of long-distance seed dispersal }, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534708002723}, volume = 23, year = 2008 }