Seed dispersal by the brown bear in a mixed temperate forest: fruit type matters
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Çağatay Tavşanoğlu Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Duygu Deniz Kazancı Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Anıl Soyumert
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Alper ERTÜRK Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Cihan Ünal Değirmenci
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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| Dergi Adı | Mammal Research (Q2) | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 2199-2401 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded | ||
| Makale Dili | Türkçe | Basım Tarihi | 01-2021 |
| Kabul Tarihi | 07-12-2020 | Yayınlanma Tarihi | 01-01-2021 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 66 / 1 / 137–147 | DOI | 10.1007/s13364-020-00551-6 |
| Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13364-020-00551-6 | ||
| Özet |
| The brown bear (Ursus arctos L.) is an omnivorous large mammal that has an essential function in many ecosystems as a seed disperser. We studied the brown bear’s role as a seed dispersal agent in a mixed temperate forest in northern Anatolia, Turkey. We collected 197 fecal samples from the field during the brown bear’s active period for two consecutive years. We extracted seeds of 34 plant taxa from fecal samples. Among these taxa, 29 had intact seeds, whereas seeds of 5 were found to be entirely or mostly physically damaged. Damaged seeds belonged to fruits of acorn, capsule, nut, and drupe-like nut types, while no or few seeds from fleshy fruits such as berry, drupe, pome, and rosehip types had damage. Seeds from pome type fruits of Malus sylvestris and Pyrus elaeagnifolia had a higher germination percentage in feces than in the control (fresh seeds collected from the field), but that was quite the … |
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| Endozoochory | Fecal analysis | Fruit type | Rosaceae | Seed dispersal | Ursus arctos |
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| Web of Science | 9 |
| Scopus | 8 |
| Google Scholar | 16 |