Native and exotic seed dispersal by the stone marten(Martes foina):implications for the regeneration of a relict climactic forest in central Portugal

作     者：Lúcia PEREIRA Ana VASQUES Paula MAIA Maria João RAMOS PEREIRA Carlos FONSECA Milena MATOS 

作者机构：CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies-Wildlife Research UnitDepartment of BiologyUniversity of AveiroAveiroPortugal CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies-Department of Environment and PlanningUniversity of AveiroAveiroPortugal Erasmus University CollegeLife Sciences DepartmentRotterdamthe Netherlands Institute of BiosciencesPPGBANDepartment of ZoologyUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil BioLiving AssociationFrossosAlbergaria-a-VelhaPortugal 

出 版 物：《Integrative Zoology》 (整合动物学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第14卷第3期

页      面：280-292页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 08[工学] 0905[农学-畜牧学] 0906[农学-兽医学] 082302[工学-交通信息工程及控制] 0823[工学-交通运输工程] 

基　　金：the Uni­versity of Aveiro and FCT/MEC for the financial sup­port to CESAM RU(UID/AMB/50017)through na­tional funds and co-financed by the FEDER,within the PT2020 Partnership Agreement. the support given by project Life+BRIGHT(LIFE10/NAT/PT/075) “Fundação da Mata do Bussaco,”for the permission to conduct the fieldwork,providing the nursery’s infrastructure,and providing the material used for germination assays Scats were collected and handled in accordance with Portu­guese law(ICNF licenses number 99/2012/CAPT and 181/2013/CAPT) This work was co-supported by Euro­pean Funds through COMPETE and by National Funds through the Portuguese Science Foundation(FCT)with­in project PEst-C/MAR/LA0017/2013. Milena Matos was financed by a post-doctoral grant from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia(SFRH/BPD/74071/2010) Ana Vasques and Paula Maia were financed by the Eu­ropean Union Seventh Framework Program(FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement number 283068(CAS­CADE project) Paula Maia was also partially funded through BRIGHT(LIFE10/NAT/PT/075). 

主　　题：germination invasive species Martes foina Prunus laurocerasus relict climactic forest 

摘      要：The stone marten(Martes foina)is a carnivorous mammal that often consumes fleshy fruits,thus potential­ly promoting seed dispersion.The present study was developed in Bussaco National Forest,central Portugal,and aimed to assess the potential role of the stone marten in dispersing native and exotic plants in different for­est landscape types.Seeds from stone marten scats and fleshy fruits were collected monthly and were thereafter identified and sowed in a nursery,following a randomized experimental setup.Plant emergence was monitored fortnightly.Generalized linear models were used to test for differences in time and success of emergence be­tween seeds from scats and fruits of 3 native species(Rubus ulmifolius,Arbutus unedo and Celtis australis)and 1 exotic plant species with invasive behavior(Prunus laurocerasus).Fruit consumption by the stone martens significantly increased and accelerated the germination of the native R.ulmifolius but had no effect on the other 2 native species or on the invasive species.This suggested that stone martens contribute to gene flow and forest regeneration by dispersing native plant seeds.However,although the germination was not enhanced in the in­vasive species,the preference of stone martens for these fruits may potentially contribute to the proliferation of P.laurocerasus.Our study represents a contribution to better understanding the fauna and flora interactions,en­abling for a more conscious and effective decision-making in forest management.