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  1. Spicing up restoration: Can chili peppers improve restoration seeding by reducing seed predation?

    Seed predation by rodents presents a significant barrier to native plant recruitment and can impede restoration seeding efforts. In nature, some plants contain secondary defense compounds that deter seed predators. If these natural defense compounds can be applied to unprotected seeds to inhibit rodent granivores, this approach could improve restoration seeding....

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    Author(s):
    Dean E. Pearson; Morgan Valliant; Chris Carlson; Giles C. Thelen; Yvette K. Ortega; John L. Orrock; Matthew D. Madsen
    Year:
    2018
    Keywords:
    biomimicry, capsaicin, chemical defense, chili pepper, reseeding, rodents, seed predation, seed coating, seed sowing
    Source:
    Restoration Ecology. doi: 10.1111/rec.12862.

  2. Rodent seed predation as a biotic filter influencing exotic plant abundance and distribution

    Biotic resistance is commonly invoked to explain why many exotic plants fail to thrive in introduced ranges, but the role of seed predation as an invasion filter is understudied. Abiotic conditions may also influence plant populations and can interact with consumers to determine plant distributions, but how these factors jointly influence invasions is poorly understood...

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    Author(s):
    D. E. Pearson; J. L. Hierro; M. Chiuffo; D. Villarreal
    Year:
    2014
    Keywords:
    biotic resistance, road disturbance, plant recruitment, seed predation, water addition
    Source:
    Biological Invasions. 16: 1185-1196.

  3. Granivory of invasive, naturalized, and native plants in communities differentially susceptible to invasion

    Seed predation is an important biotic filter that can influence abundance and spatial distributions of native species through differential effects on recruitment. This filter may also influence the relative abundance of nonnative plants within habitats and the communities' susceptibility to invasion via differences in granivore identity, abundance, and food...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    B. M. Connolly; D. E. Pearson; R. N. Mack
    Year:
    2014
    Keywords:
    biotic resistance, eastern Washington, USA, exclosure, forest plant communities, invisibility, invasiveness, recruitment, seed addition, seed bank, seed predation, steppe plant communities
    Source:
    Ecology. 95(7): 1759-1769.

  4. Seed predation and climate impacts on reproductive variation in temperate forests of the southeastern USA

    Climatic effects on tree recruitment will be determined by the interactive effects of fecundity and seed predation. Evaluating how insect and vertebrate seed predators mediate tree reproductive responses to climate depends on long-term studies of seed production, development, and predation. In this study, our objectives were to (1) assess the effects of...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    David M. Bell; James S. Clark
    Year:
    2016
    Keywords:
    Masting, reproductive ecology, seed abortion, seed predation, trees
    Source:
    Oecologia

  5. Impact of Seed Predators on the Herb Baptisia Lanceolata (Fabales: Fabaceae)

    The reproductive success of plants is a complex interaction among beneficial organisms such as pollinators, and destructive ones such as defoliators or seed predators that eat plant tissue. Many insects that consume reproductive tissue destroy much of a plant's reproductive output (Breedlove & Ehrlich 1968; Janzen 1971; Evans et al. 1989). In particular, the...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    Scott Horn; James L. Hanula
    Year:
    2004
    Keywords:
    Source:
    Florida Entomologist 87(3):398-400 September 2004

  6. Small-mammal seed predation limits the recruitment and abundance of two perennial grassland forbs

    Although post-dispersal seed predators are common and often reduce seed density, their influence on plant population abundance remains unclear. On the one hand, increasing evidence suggests that many plant populations are seed limited, implying that seed predators could reduce plant abundance. On the other hand, it is generally uncertain whether the magnitude of seed...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    Mary Bricker; Dean Pearson; John Maron
    Year:
    2010
    Keywords:
    forb abundance, granivory, grassland communities, Lithospermum ruderale, Lupinus sericeus, Peromyscus maniculatus, seed predation, limitation, and addition, small mammal
    Source:
    Ecology. 91(1): 85-92.

  7. Weed biocontrol insects reduce native plant recruitment through second-order apparent competition

    Small-mammal seed predation is an important force structuring native-plant communities that may also influence exotic-plant invasions. In the intermountain West, deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) are prominent predators of native-plant seeds, but they avoid consuming seeds of certain widespread invasives like spotted knapweed (Centaurea...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    Dean E. Pearson; Ragan M. Callaway
    Year:
    2008
    Keywords:
    apparent competition, biological control, Centaurea maculosa, exotic plants, food-web interactions, herbicide, indirect effects, nontarget effects, Peromyscus maniculatus, seed predation, Urophora spp., weed management
    Source:
    Ecological Applications. 18(6): 1489­-1500.

  8. Seed dispersal is more limiting to grassland diversity than competition or seed predation

    Competition has historically been viewed as the predominant process affecting plant community structure. In particular, it is often assumed that the dominant resident species is the superior competitor and therefore has large impacts on plant community diversity. This assumption, however, is seldom tested. As well, there are a variety of other processes such as...

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    Author(s):
    Sarah M. Pinto; Dean E. Pearson; John L. Maron
    Year:
    2014
    Keywords:
    determinants of plant community diversity and structure, dispersal limitation, dominance, relative abundance, seedling establishment, species richness
    Source:
    Journal of Ecology. 102: 1258-1265.

  9. Seed size and provenance mediate the joint effects of disturbance and seed predation on community assembly

    Local plant community assembly is influenced by a series of filters that affect the recruitment and establishment of species. These filters include regional factors that limit seeds of any given species from reaching a local site as well as local interactions such as post-dispersal seed predation and disturbance, which dictate what species actually establish. How these...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    John L. Maron; Dean E. Pearson; Teal Potter; Yvette K. Ortega
    Year:
    2012
    Keywords:
    community assembly, competition, disturbance, exotic species, invasion, plant population and community dynamics, post-dispersal seed predation, recruitment, seed limitation, seed size
    Source:
    Journal of Ecology. 100: 1492-1500.

  10. Rodent seed predators and a dominant grass competitor affect coexistence of co-occurring forb species that vary in seed size

    Propagule size and number often vary by several orders of magnitude among co-occurring plant species. Explaining the maintenance of this variation and understanding how propagule size contributes to coexistence remain a central challenge for community ecologists. The dominant paradigm is that a competition-colonization trade‐off maintains interspecific variation in...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    John L. Maron; Karyn L. Hajek; Philip G. Hahn; Dean E. Pearson
    Year:
    2018
    Keywords:
    coexistence, community assembly, Festuca campestris, functional traits, Peromyscus manipulates, seed predation, seed size, trade‐offs
    Source:
    Journal of Ecology. 106: 1795-1805.

  11. Are local filters blind to provenance? Ant seed predation suppresses exotic plants more than natives

    The question of whether species' origins influence invasion outcomes has been a point of substantial debate in invasion ecology. Theoretically, colonization outcomes can be predicted based on how species' traits interact with community filters, a process presumably blind to species' origins. Yet, exotic plant introductions commonly result in monospecific...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    Dean E. Pearson; Nadia S. Icasatti; Jose L. Hierro; Benjamin J. Bird
    Year:
    2014
    Keywords:
    community filters, colonization, provenance, ant seed predation
    Source:
    PLoS ONE. 9(8): e103824.

  12. Fire and mice: Seed predation moderates fire's influence on conifer recruitment

    In fire-adapted ecosystems, fire is presumed to be the dominant ecological force, and little is known about how consumer interactions influence forest regeneration. Here, we investigated seed predation by deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) and its effects on recruitment of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seedlings in unburned...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    Rafal Zwolak; Dean E. Pearson; Yvette K. Ortega; Elizabeth E. Crone
    Year:
    2010
    Keywords:
    deer mouse, disturbance, Douglas-fir, Peromyscus maniculatus, Pinus ponderosa, ponderosa pine, Pseudotsuga menziesii, seedling establishment, seed predation, wildfire
    Source:
    Ecology. 91(4): 1124-1131.

  13. Tree squirrel habitat selection and predispersal seed predation in a declining subalpine conifer

    Differential responses by species to modern perturbations in forest ecosystems may have undesirable impacts on plant-animal interactions. If such disruptions cause declines in a plant species without corresponding declines in a primary seed predator, the effects on the plant could be exacerbated. We examined one such interaction between Pinus...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    Shawn T. McKinney; Carl E. Fiedler
    Year:
    2009
    Keywords:
    Cronartium ribicola, white pine blister rust, forest health, forest structure, forest species composition, Pinus albicaulis, whitebark pine
    Source:
    Oecologia. doi. 10.1007/s00442-009-1496-5.

  14. Oak mast production and animal impacts on acorn survival in the central hardwoods

    As part of the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment we measured mast production in white (Quercus alba) and black (Q. velutina) oak, and quantified the impacts of seed predators on acorn survival over a 3-year period. Specifically, we measured the proportion of acorns of each species infested with weevils (Curculio spp...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    Kenneth F. Kellner; Jeffery K. Riegel; Nathanael I. Lichti; Robert K. Swihart
    Year:
    2013
    Keywords:
    bats, beetles, birds, Central Hardwoods, experiment, forest management, human attitudes, Indiana, moths, oak, reptiles, salamanders, silviculture, small mammals, wildlife
    Source:
    In: Swihart, Robert K.; Saunders, Michael R.; Kalb, Rebecca A.; Haulton, G. Scott; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2013. The Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment: a framework for studying responses to forest management. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-108. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 176-190.

  15. Effects of Fire, Deer Herbivory, Seed Predation, and Canopy Gaps on Forest Regeneration: A Large-scale Experimental Approach

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    Rachel J. Collins; Walter P. Carson; Walter P. Carson
    Year:
    2000
    Keywords:
    native burning, prescribed fire, prescribed burning, oak, mixed-oak, oakhickory, barrens, ridgetop-pine, soil microbes, rare plants
    Source:
    In: Yaussy, Daniel A., comp. 2000. Proceedings: workshop on fire, people, and the central hardwoods landscape; 2000 March 12-14; Richmond, KY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-274. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 124.

  16. Pre-dispersal seed predation in a species-rich forest community: Patterns and the interplay with determinants

    Pre-dispersal seed predation (PDSP) is commonly observed in woody plants, and recognized as a driver of seed production variability that is critical for successful regeneration. Earlier studies on PDSP and its determinants were mostly species specific, with community- level PDSP rarely estimated; and the interactions between the temporal...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    Yue Xu; Zehao Shen; Daoxin Li; Qinfeng Guo
    Year:
    2015
    Keywords:
    Source:
    PLOS ONE

  17. Pre-dispersal seed predator dynamics at the northern limits of limber pine distribution

    Limber pine (Pinus flexilis) is listed provincially as endangered in the northern part of its geographic range (Alberta) due to the high mortality caused by white pine blister rust (WPBR) (Cronartium ribicola) and mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae), and limited regeneration opportunities due to fire exclusion. In the case of an endangered species, seed...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    Vernon S. Peters
    Year:
    2011
    Keywords:
    high elevation five-needle pines, threats, whitebark, Pinus albicaulis, limber, Pinus flexilis, southwestern white, Pinus strobiformis, foxtail, Pinus balfouriana, Great Basin bristlecone, Pinus longaeva, Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine, Pinus aristata
    Source:
    In: Keane, Robert E.; Tomback, Diana F.; Murray, Michael P.; Smith, Cyndi M., eds. The future of high-elevation, five-needle white pines in Western North America: Proceedings of the High Five Symposium. 28-30 June 2010; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-63. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 74.

  18. Vertebrate predators have minimal cascading effects on plant production or seed predation in an intact grassland ecosystem

    The strength of trophic cascades in terrestrial habitats has been the subject of considerable interest and debate. We conducted an 8-year experiment to determine how exclusion of vertebrate predators, ungulates alone (to control for ungulate exclusion from predator exclusion plots) or none of these animals influenced how strongly a three-species assemblage of rodent...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    John L. Maron; Dean E. Pearson
    Year:
    2011
    Keywords:
    giving up density, herbivory, indirect effects, predators, seed predation, small mammals, trait-mediated indirect effects, trophic cascade
    Source:
    Ecology Letters. 14: 661-669.

  19. Pondberry (Lindera melissifolia) seed predators

    Pondberry is an endangered, dioecious, deciduous shrub that grows in periodically flooded forests of the southeastern United States of America. Pondbeny is a clonal plant. Each female stem grows up to two meters tall and may produce many red drupes. The probability of dispersed seeds to survive to germination and beyond is unknown in the species. For this study, six...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    Fernanda Maria Abilio; Carl Smith; Colin Tidwell; Paul Hamel; Margaret Devall; Ted Leininger
    Year:
    2008
    Keywords:
    Pondberry, Lindera melissifolia, seed predators
    Source:
    In: IV Congreso Forestal Latinoamerleano. Merida, Venezuela. 2 - 5 abril 2008. 1-8.

  20. Factors limiting the intertidal distribution of the mangrove species (Xylocarpus granatum)

    The tree species (Xylocarpus granatum) is commonly described as occurring in the upper intertidal zone of mangrove forests, but mature trees are occasionally found at lower elevations. In the Utwe River basin, on the Pacific island of Kosrae, we investigated the relative importance of several biotic and abiotic factors that may control the...

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22seed+predation%22

    Author(s):
    James. A. Allen; Kenneth.W. Krauss; Robert Hauff
    Year:
    2003
    Keywords:
    Kosrae, Federated State of Micronesia, Seed predation, Salinity tolerance, Flood tolerance
    Source:
    Oecologia 135: 110-121

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