Bird frugivory and seed germination of Myrsine umbellata and Myrsine lancifolia (Myrsinaceae) seeds in a cerrado fragment in southeastern Brazil
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Resumo: | Birds are known to be important dispersers of plants, since the passage of seeds through the digestive tract often has a positive influence on germination percentage and speed. In this study, proportions of germination in different substrates were compared between Myrsine (Myrsinaceae) seeds collected manually and those ingested by birds. The guilds of birds that fed on M. umbellata and M. lancifolia were identified and comprise 24 and 12 species, respectively. A higher germination proportion was found among seeds defecated by birds and sowed in the study area. The study also found differences between the guilds of frugivores in both synchronopatric species. Therefore, we suggest that M. umbellata and M. lancifolia are important food sources by birds that play a positive influence for enhance germination of Myrsine. |
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Bird frugivory and seed germination of Myrsine umbellata and Myrsine lancifolia (Myrsinaceae) seeds in a cerrado fragment in southeastern Brazilzoochoryseed dispersalMyrsinefrugivorous birdsCerradoBirds are known to be important dispersers of plants, since the passage of seeds through the digestive tract often has a positive influence on germination percentage and speed. In this study, proportions of germination in different substrates were compared between Myrsine (Myrsinaceae) seeds collected manually and those ingested by birds. The guilds of birds that fed on M. umbellata and M. lancifolia were identified and comprise 24 and 12 species, respectively. A higher germination proportion was found among seeds defecated by birds and sowed in the study area. The study also found differences between the guilds of frugivores in both synchronopatric species. Therefore, we suggest that M. umbellata and M. lancifolia are important food sources by birds that play a positive influence for enhance germination of Myrsine.Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP2011-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032011000400005Biota Neotropica v.11 n.4 2011reponame:Biota Neotropicainstname:Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)instacron:BIOTA - FAPESP10.1590/S1676-06032011000400005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGuerta,Rafael SoaveLucon,Lucas GustavoMotta-Junior,José CarlosVasconcellos,Luís Augusto da SilvaFigueiredo,Rodolfo Antônio deeng2012-04-19T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1676-06032011000400005Revistahttps://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v20n1/pt/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||juliosa@unifap.br1676-06111676-0611opendoar:2012-04-19T00:00Biota Neotropica - Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)false |
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Bird frugivory and seed germination of Myrsine umbellata and Myrsine lancifolia (Myrsinaceae) seeds in a cerrado fragment in southeastern Brazil |
title |
Bird frugivory and seed germination of Myrsine umbellata and Myrsine lancifolia (Myrsinaceae) seeds in a cerrado fragment in southeastern Brazil |
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Bird frugivory and seed germination of Myrsine umbellata and Myrsine lancifolia (Myrsinaceae) seeds in a cerrado fragment in southeastern Brazil Guerta,Rafael Soave zoochory seed dispersal Myrsine frugivorous birds Cerrado |
title_short |
Bird frugivory and seed germination of Myrsine umbellata and Myrsine lancifolia (Myrsinaceae) seeds in a cerrado fragment in southeastern Brazil |
title_full |
Bird frugivory and seed germination of Myrsine umbellata and Myrsine lancifolia (Myrsinaceae) seeds in a cerrado fragment in southeastern Brazil |
title_fullStr |
Bird frugivory and seed germination of Myrsine umbellata and Myrsine lancifolia (Myrsinaceae) seeds in a cerrado fragment in southeastern Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed |
Bird frugivory and seed germination of Myrsine umbellata and Myrsine lancifolia (Myrsinaceae) seeds in a cerrado fragment in southeastern Brazil |
title_sort |
Bird frugivory and seed germination of Myrsine umbellata and Myrsine lancifolia (Myrsinaceae) seeds in a cerrado fragment in southeastern Brazil |
author |
Guerta,Rafael Soave |
author_facet |
Guerta,Rafael Soave Lucon,Lucas Gustavo Motta-Junior,José Carlos Vasconcellos,Luís Augusto da Silva Figueiredo,Rodolfo Antônio de |
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author |
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Lucon,Lucas Gustavo Motta-Junior,José Carlos Vasconcellos,Luís Augusto da Silva Figueiredo,Rodolfo Antônio de |
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Guerta,Rafael Soave Lucon,Lucas Gustavo Motta-Junior,José Carlos Vasconcellos,Luís Augusto da Silva Figueiredo,Rodolfo Antônio de |
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zoochory seed dispersal Myrsine frugivorous birds Cerrado |
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zoochory seed dispersal Myrsine frugivorous birds Cerrado |
description |
Birds are known to be important dispersers of plants, since the passage of seeds through the digestive tract often has a positive influence on germination percentage and speed. In this study, proportions of germination in different substrates were compared between Myrsine (Myrsinaceae) seeds collected manually and those ingested by birds. The guilds of birds that fed on M. umbellata and M. lancifolia were identified and comprise 24 and 12 species, respectively. A higher germination proportion was found among seeds defecated by birds and sowed in the study area. The study also found differences between the guilds of frugivores in both synchronopatric species. Therefore, we suggest that M. umbellata and M. lancifolia are important food sources by birds that play a positive influence for enhance germination of Myrsine. |
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