Seed predator effects on plants: Moving beyond time-corrected proxies

Lukasz Dylewski; Yvette K. Ortega; Michal Bogdziewicz; Dean E. Pearson

doi:10.1111/ele.13747

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Seed predator effects on plants: Moving beyond time-corrected proxies

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Authors:

Lukasz Dylewski, Yvette K. Ortega, Michal Bogdziewicz, Dean E. Pearson

Year:

2021

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13747

Source:

Ecology Letters. 24: 1526-1529.

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Abstract

We previously demonstrated that small mammals impact plant recruitment globally via size-dependent seed predation, generating a unimodal pattern across ecosystems. Chen et al. (2021) critiqued our seed removal analysis, advocating corrections for exposure time. We show such manipulations are unwarranted and argue for increased emphasis on plant recruitment metrics.

Keywords

coexistence, consumer effects, granivory, plant recruitment, seed predation, seed size

Citation

Dylewski, Lukasz; Ortega, Yvette K.; Bogdziewicz, Michal; Pearson, Dean E. 2021. Seed predator effects on plants: Moving beyond time-corrected proxies. Ecology Letters. 24: 1526-1529.