Are introduced species better dispersers than native species? A global comparative study of seed dispersal distance.

We provide the first global test of the idea that introduced species have greater seed dispersal distances than do native species, using data for 51 introduced and 360 native species from the global literature. Counter to our expectations, there was no significant difference in mean or maximum dispe...

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Main Authors: Habacuc Flores-Moreno, Fiona J Thomson, David I Warton, Angela T Moles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23818991/?tool=EBI