Lutra 48(2)_Cosyns_book review_2005

Book review: Seed dispersal (1)

Seed dispersal by large herbivores: Implications for the restoration of plant biodiversity. M.A. Mouissie 2004. PhD thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. 120 pp. ISBN 90-367-2172-5. Available online at: http://www.ub.rug.nl/eldoc/dis/science/a.m. mouissie/. A paper version can be ordered from the same internet address.

In the highly fragmented West-European landscape, where the connections between semi-natural habitats have been drastically reduced, seed availability is becoming a bottleneck for longterm plant survival. Hence, current efforts to preserve or restore plant biodiversity are frequently confronted with seed dispersal limitation. Nature management measures affecting seed dispersal opportunities thus deserve the attention of ecologists....