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Fish as potential dispersal agents for floodplain plants: first evidence in North America

机译:鱼是洪泛区植物潜在的传播媒介:北美的第一个证据

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In river-floodplain ecosystems with seasonal flood pulses, many species display adaptations to take advantage of resources in the aquatic-terrestrial transition zone. Frugivory and seed dispersal by fishes is a clear example of such adaptations, known primarily from South American river-floodplain systems. Here, we document consumption of red mulberry (Morus rubra) and swamp privet (Forestiera acuminata) fruit by channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in the floodplain of the Mississippi River, U.S.A., and demonstrate that red mulberry and swamp privet seeds will germinate after being consumed by channel catfish. In a common-garden experiment, consumption of fruits and seeds by channel catfish improved germination success of these riparian plants relative to a treatment simulating fruit dropped during a flood without being consumed by fish. This is the first study to provide evidence of frugivory and viability of seeds ingested by fish in a North American river-floodplain ecosystem. Frugivory and seed dispersal by fishes may be more widespread than previously thought.
机译:在季节性洪水脉动的河漫滩生态系统中,许多物种表现出适应性,可以利用水陆过渡带的资源。鱼类的食肉和种子传播是这种适应的一个明显例子,主要是从南美河洪平原系统中得知的。在这里,我们记录了美国密西西比河泛滥平原中的channel鱼(Ictalurus punctatus)对红桑树(Morus rubra)和沼泽女贞(Forestiera acuminata)水果的消费,并证明了红桑树和沼泽女贞种子在萌发后会发芽被channel鱼食用。在一个普通的花园实验中,与模拟洪水中掉落的水果而不被鱼类食用的处理相比,河channel鱼食用水果和种子可以提高这些河岸植物的发芽成功率。这是第一个为北美河水平原生态系统中的鱼类摄食的种子具有节食性和生存力的证据。鱼类的食料和种子传播可能比以前认为的更为广泛。

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