Induced seed dispersal of Cecropia hololeuca (Urticaceae) by birds and mammals in a restored area at APA Campinas, Campinas - SP

• Grant number: 17/11310-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2017
• End date: July 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology - Applied Ecology
• Principal Investigator: Wesley Rodrigues Silva
• Grantee: Jasmim Felipe de Oliveira
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biologia (IB). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Seed dispersal is an important evolutionary mechanism of angiosperms and its understanding has great relevance for the restoration of degraded ecosystems. The objective of this project is to identify the frugivorous fauna with potential for the induced dispersal of Cecropia hololeuca (Urticaceae) seeds, immersed in commercial fruit pulp, offered in a feeder located in a restored area in the APA Campinas, and to evaluate its role in the enrichment of this area. The frugivorous species visiting the feeder will be filmed by self-firing cameras and their behavior will be analyzed in relation to the frequency of occurrence and time spent feeding at the feeder, as well as their relative efficiency in the dispersion of these seeds. It is expected that the evaluation of birds and mammals as restoration tools through the induced seed dispersal, will represent an alternative and efficient technique for the enrichment of restoration sites. (AU)

Scientific publications

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SILVA, WESLEY R.; ZANIRATTO, CRISTIANE P.; FERREIRA, V, JOSE O.; RIGACCI, EDUARDO D. B.; OLIVEIRA, JASMIM F.; MORANDI, MARIA E. F.; KILLING, JESSICA G.; NEMES, LARISSA G.; ABREU, LAURA B.. Inducing seed dispersal by generalist frugivores: A new technique to overcome dispersal limitation in restoration. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, v. 57, n. 12, AUG 2020. (17/11310-1)