Frugivore-mediated biological invasion of an exotic palm species

• Grant number: 14/04938-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: July 01, 2014
• End date: December 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology - Applied Ecology
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Mauro Galetti Rodrigues
• Grantee: Ana Laura Pugina Cintra
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Introduction of exotic species can result in a biological invasion in natural environments, which is recognized as one of the greatest threats to natural communities and ecosystem functioning. Invasive plant species can compete with native species for pollination and seed dispersal services, but this is a relatively unexplored subject. The goal of this project is to test the potential for competition for seed dispersers between an invasive exotic palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) and palmito juçara (Euterpe edulis) in the Atlantic Forest. We will compare seed dispersal effectiveness of two species of palm trees in areas where they occur in sympatry and isolation. We will calculate the seed dispersal effectiveness of each frugivorous species. Bipartite network analysis will be used to investigate how exotic palm can affect the structure of the interactions of native palm. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

BELLO, CAROLINA; CINTRA, ANA LAURA P.; BARRETO, ELISA; VANCINE, MAURICIO HUMBERTO; SOBRAL-SOUZA, THADEU; GRAHAM, CATHERINE H.; GALETTI, MAURO. Environmental niche and functional role similarity between invasive and native palms in the Atlantic Forest. Biological Invasions, v. 23, n. 3, NOV 2020. (13/22492-2, 14/01986-0, 14/04938-6, 17/09676-8)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

CINTRA, Ana Laura Pugina. Bird-mediated seed dispersal effectiveness of an invasive palm and potential competition with a native palm. 2016. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Biociências. Rio Claro Rio Claro.