Direct and indirect effects of landscape, forest patch and sampling site predictors on biotic interaction and seed process

dc.contributor.authorMolina, Michele
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Cauê Paiva Vidigal
dc.contributor.authorRaniero, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorSá Fortes, Lívia
dc.contributor.authorTerra, Marcos Felipe Marques
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Flavio Nunes
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Milton Cezar [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorHasui, Érica
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Ciências Naturais
dc.contributor.institutionVale Institute of Technology (ITV)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T15:41:24Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T15:41:24Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-01
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding the response of seed rain and seed bank to landscape changes is critical for maintaining the forest remnants integrity and the potential for natural regeneration in abandoned lands. Ecological research typically focuses on direct responses of these seed processes (i.e., seed rain and seed bank), without considering the relationship between them or the indirect impact of landscape changes on these processes via its influence on seed dispersers and seed predation. Here, we employ structuring equation modeling to quantify the direct and indirect effects of landscape structure and biotic interaction on bird-dispersed seed rain and seed banks in the Atlantic Forest. We conducted the study in 20 highly fragmented landscapes. Our study shows that lower seed disperser, seed rain and seed bank abundances, as well as higher seed predation rates will be found in a landscape context with higher percentage of pasture, isolated forest fragments and in matrices far from forest edge. The indirect effect of landscape change was related to the negative influence of seed predation rates on the seed bank abundance. Based on our results, we recommend managing the landscapes trying to increase the connectivity among the forest remnants and reduce the percentage of pasture, in order to improve the seed dispersal and decrease the seed predation rates. In addition, it is essential that management plans evaluate these processes as a whole to accelerate forest recovery due to the complex relationships associated with seed rain and seed bank. Graphical abstract: Conceptual model highlighting the spatial context effects on biotic interaction (seed dispersers and predation) and seed processes (seed rain and seed bank). A At sampling local level, the seed rain and the seed predators have the opposite response to the distance to the forest edge. In addition, the seed predators vary according to the type of land cover/use. The seed predation inside the forest is lower than the outside. The highest predation was in coffee plantations. B At a landscape level, the percentage of pasture in the surrounding landscape has an inverse effect on seed predation, seed bank, and seed rain, being positive for seed predation, but negative for the seed bank and seed rain. Otherwise, the percentage of coffee plantations in the landscape has a positive effect on seed dispersers. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]en
dc.description.affiliationLaboratório de Ecologia de Fragmentos Florestais (ECOFRAG) Universidade Federal de Alfenas - UNIFAL-MG Instituto de Ciências Naturais, 700, Rua Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, MG
dc.description.affiliationVale Institute of Technology (ITV), 955 Boaventura da Silva St., PA
dc.description.affiliationSpatial Ecology and Conservation Laboratory (LEEC) Department of Ecology Institute of Bioscience São Paulo State University - UNESP, 1515 24A Ave, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespSpatial Ecology and Conservation Laboratory (LEEC) Department of Ecology Institute of Bioscience São Paulo State University - UNESP, 1515 24A Ave, SP
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)
dc.description.sponsorshipJacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 306796/2020-1
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 312045/2013-1
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPEMIG: RDP00104-10
dc.description.sponsorshipIdJacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation: RED00253-16
dc.format.extent13-32
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11258-022-01276-z
dc.identifier.citationPlant Ecology, v. 224, n. 1, p. 13-32, 2023.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11258-022-01276-z
dc.identifier.issn1573-5052
dc.identifier.issn1385-0237
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85143404407
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/249443
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPlant Ecology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBirds
dc.subjectEdge effect
dc.subjectLand use
dc.subjectSeed dispersal
dc.subjectSEM
dc.titleDirect and indirect effects of landscape, forest patch and sampling site predictors on biotic interaction and seed processen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-1584-7768[1]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-6797-5158[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-6377-2054[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-6953-9288[4]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-8216-5778[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-6689-3575[6]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-4312-202X[7]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-9938-9284[8]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt
unesp.departmentEcologia - IBpt

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