Generalist birds promote tropical forest regeneration and increase plant diversity via rare-biased seed dispersal

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• seed dispersal 58%
• generalist 52%
• tropical forest 45%
• regeneration 39%
• bird 37%
• fruit 15%
• frugivory 13%
• freshwater conservation 12%
• fruit production 11%
• seed rain 11%
• animal community 10%
• woody plant 9%
• bird species 8%
• forage 8%
• forest cover 7%
• insect 7%
• species diversity 7%
• ecosystem service 6%
• plant species 6%
• diet 6%
• seed 6%
• species richness 6%
• biodiversity 5%
• animal 5%
• speed 4%
• habitat 4%
• world 4%

Agriculture & Biology

• forest regeneration 61%
• seed dispersal 49%
• tropical forests 47%
• species diversity 35%
• birds 27%
• Mimus 14%
• experimental forests 12%
• frugivores 11%
• Puerto Rico 10%
• biodiversity conservation 10%
• fruits 10%
• fruit growing 10%
• ecosystem services 9%
• plant establishment 9%
• seeds 9%
• woody plants 9%
• rare species 9%
• species richness 7%
• ingestion 7%
• rain 7%
• forage 6%
• insects 5%
• habitats 5%
• diet 4%
• animals 3%

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Seed Dispersal 100%
• Forests 54%
• Birds 48%
• Regeneration 38%
• Fruit 16%
• Ecosystem 12%
• Seeds 11%
• Rain 7%
• Biodiversity 7%
• Puerto Rico 7%
• Fresh Water 6%
• Insecta 5%
• Animals 5%
• Eating 4%
• Diet 3%