Introduction of mammalian seed predators and the loss of an endemic flightless bird impair seed dispersal of the New Zealand tree Elaeocarpus dentatus

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Carpenter, Joanna K., Kelly, Dave, Moltchanova, Elena, O'Donnell, Colin F. J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
• Subjects: Original Research; New Zealand; Pacific; Sanctuary Islands
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024123/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29988419; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4157

Understanding the mutualistic services provided by species is critical when considering both the consequences of their loss or the benefits of their reintroduction. Like many other Pacific islands, New Zealand seed dispersal networks have been changed by both significant losses of large frugivorous...