Frugivory and seed dispersal by birds in Cereus jamacaru DC. ssp. jamacaru (Cactaceae) in the Caatinga of Northeastern Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Biology, ISSN: 1678-4375, Vol: 74, Issue: 1, Page: 32-40
2014
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Studies of the dispersal modes of plants aid our understanding of the dynamics of resource and its availability for dispersal agents. The present work sought to characterize the fruiting patterns of the native Caatinga (dryland) cactus Cereus jamacaru, identify its principal dispersers, and evaluate the effects of seed passage through digestive tract of dispersers on its germination. Cereus jamacaru present an annual fruiting pattern and fruiting peaks occurred during June/2009 and February/2010. A total of 135 visits by nine species of resident Caatinga bird species were recorded. The most frequent visiting bird species were Paroaria dominicana and Euphonia chlorotica. Length of bird visits varied from 15 seconds to 4 minutes and seeds removed by birds travelled 10.6 ± 11.2 m until dispersers make the first landing perch, in some cases more than 40 meters away. Germination tests show birds had a high quantity of viable seeds of C. jamacaru in its feces. Seeds that passed through the digestive tract of birds showed a similar germinability of the seeds of the control group. However, the seeds dispersed by birds showed lowest mean germination time related to the control group seeds. This study highlights the potential role of birds as seed dispersers of C. jamacaru, swallowing the whole seeds and defecating intact seeds, accelerating the germination process and transporting seeds away from the mother plant.
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http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84904734439&origin=inward; http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.15312; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25055084; http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842014000100006&lng=en&tlng=en; http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1519-69842014000100006&lng=en&tlng=en; http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842014000100006; http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1519-69842014000100006; https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.15312; https://www.scielo.br/j/bjb/a/KBZQz6YVSGHbVTcJySQmnqt/?lang=en
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