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dc.contributor.authorMajer, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorGove, Aaron
dc.contributor.authorDunn, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:29:54Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:29:54Z
dc.date.created2010-08-18T06:49:28Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationGove, A. D., R. R. Dunn & J. D. Majer (2007). A keystone ant species promotes seed dispersal in a "diffuse" mutualism. Oecologia 153, 687-657.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22204
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00442-007-0756-5
dc.description.abstract

In order to understand the dynamics of co-evolution it is important to consider spatial variation in interaction dynamics. We examined the relative importance of ant activity, diversity and species identity in an ant seed dispersal mutualism at local, regional and continental scales. We also studied the determinants of seed dispersal rates and dispersal distances at eight sites in the Eneabba sandplain (29.63 S, 115.22 E), western Australia to understand local variation in seed dispersal rate and distance. To test the generality of the conclusions derived from the eight local sites, we established 16 sites along a 1650-km transect in western Australia, covering 11° of latitude and a six-fold increase in rainfall, at which we sampled the ant assemblage, estimated ant species richness and ant activity and observed the removal rate of myrmecochorous seeds. We also assessed the importance of ant species identity at a continental scale via a review of studies carried out throughout Australia which examined ant seed dispersal.

dc.titleA keystone ant species promotes seed dispersal in a "diffuse" mutualism
dc.typeJournal Article
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curtin.facultySchool of Agriculture and Environment
curtin.facultyDepartment of Environmental Biology
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering


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