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Keystone Dispersers

Keystone Dispersers is a theoretical construct in seed dispersal networks denoting a species or functional group whose disproportionate influence on plant recruitment and community structure, relative to its abundance, distinguishes it from other dispersers through its critical role in maintaining network connectivity and ecological resilience.

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75

Authors

42

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

16

Scattered trees are keystone structures – Implications for conservation

Adrian D. Manning, Joern Fischer, David B. Lindenmayer · Biological Conservation · 2006 · 884 citations

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Keystone status of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae): effect of control on biodiversity of native birds

Chien Hsun Lai, Andrew T. Smith · Biodiversity and Conservation · 2003 · 179 citations

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A keystone ant species promotes seed dispersal in a “diffuse” mutualism

Aaron D. Gove, Jonathan Majer, Robert R. Dunn · Oecologia · 2007 · 114 citations

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Reducing complexity when studying seed dispersal at community scales: a functional classification of vertebrate seed dispersers in tropical forests

Andrew Dennis, David A. Westcott · Oecologia · 2006 · 87 citations

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Are keystone species effective umbrellas for habitat conservation? A spatially explicit approach

Shelly A. Johnson, Holly K. Ober, Damian C. Adams · Journal for Nature Conservation · 2017 · 77 citations

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Authors

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  1. MW
    Matthias Wolff

    Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, Germany

    2 publications · 67 citations

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  2. RR
    Robert R. Dunn

    North Carolina State University, United States

    2 publications · 158 citations

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  3. MI
    Masako Izawa

    University of the Ryukyus, Japan

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  4. MA
    Manfred Ayasse

    Universität Ulm, Germany

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. MH
    Marc H Taylor

    Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, Germany

    1 publications · 14 citations

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Institutions

42

  1. Universidad de Costa Rica

    San José, Costa Rica

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    71 citations

  2. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    360 citations

  3. Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research

    Bremen, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    120 citations

  4. Environmental Protection Agency

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

  5. Technische Universität Braunschweig

    Braunschweig, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  6. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    140 citations

  7. Museum für Naturkunde

    Berlin, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  8. Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security

    Port Louis, Mauritius

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

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Venues

  1. Oecologia

    4 publications · 309 citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  3. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  4. Journal of Mammalogy

    JM · 1 publications · 19 citations

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  5. Acta Oecologica

    1 publications · 44 citations

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