Animation made using MegaSDM, which shows species range changes with dispersal constraints for Franklin’s Ground Squirrel from 2010 to 2070. “With the more biologically accurate dispersal-constrained ...

Anna Nordseth is an ecology writer and Duke University Ph.D. candidate specializing in tropical forest ecology, conservation research, and biodiversity. Think plants can’t move? You’re only half right ...

Long-distance seed dispersal underpins gene flow, population dynamics and range shifts in plant communities worldwide. Mechanisms include wind‐driven transport, animal‐mediated movement, waterborne ...

Picture a mature, broad-branched tree like an oak, maple or fig. How does it reproduce so that its offspring don’t grow up in its shadow, fighting for light? The answer is seed dispersal. Plants have ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists are just beginning to uncover the complex relationship between healthy biodiverse tropical forests and seed dispersers—species that ...