@article{fdi:010092529,
  title = {{F}rugivory and seed dispersal in the {C}errado : network structure and defaunation effects},
  author = {{B}{\'e}llo {C}arvalho, {R}. and {M}alhi, {Y}. and {O}liveras {M}enor, {I}mma},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}eed dispersal is a fundamental process that is highly threatened by the rapid decline of large-bodied frugivores worldwide. {T}he {B}razilian {C}errado, the largest savanna in the world, represents an ideal site for investigating seed dispersal because of its biodiversity, environmental challenges, and knowledge shortfalls. {W}e performed a systematic literature review to analyze the seed dispersal network in the {C}errado and the potential impacts of the defaunation of large-bodied frugivores on it. {W}e considered network metrics, calculated the defaunation index of the frugivore assemblage, and compared traits among different fruit-sized plants and their respective dispersers in the network. {W}e retrieved 1565 interactions involving 193 plant species and 270 animal species. {R}esults show that the {C}errado seed dispersal network is slightly nested and considerably modular, dominated by small- to medium-sized generalist species, such as passerines, marsupials, and mesocarnivores. {N}onetheless, large-bodied frugivores like the lowland tapir have a key role in the network due to their great foraging and network integration capacity. {T}he {C}errado frugivore assemblage is moderately defaunated, with possible effects in its interactions with large-fruited plants. {T}he {C}errado's defaunation and functional loss of large vertebrates deserve urgent attention to further understand the impacts on seed dispersal mechanisms and ecosystem functioning.},
  keywords = {{BRESIL} ; {CERRADO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iotropica},
  volume = {55},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {849--865},
  ISSN = {0006-3606},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1111/btp.13234},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092529},
}