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The 239 pages that link to Seed dispersal, each with the reason it gives.

• African forest elephantRelated: Seeds from fruits eaten by elephants can travel through the forest in their dung.

• MastingRelated: Abundant seeds can feed dispersers and increase the number transported to new sites.

• Migratory birdsRelated: Some migrating birds transport seeds between separated habitats.

• New World monkeyRelated: Fruit-eating monkeys deposit seeds far from parent plants, shaping forest regeneration.

• Nut (fruit)Related: The tough, indehiscent fruit can protect a seed during dispersal.

• Plant-animal interactionBroader topic: Animals transport seeds after eating fruit or carrying seeds externally.

• StrawberryRelated: Animals eat the fleshy strawberry and can disperse its seeds after consuming it.

• American black bearRelated: By eating fruit and depositing seeds elsewhere, black bears can help spread plants.

• Food cachingRelated: Forgotten seed caches can germinate and transport plants to new locations.

• SciuridaeRelated: Forgotten squirrel caches can transport and establish tree seeds.

• SquirrelRelated: Unrecovered squirrel caches can germinate and carry seeds to new places.

• BetulaceaeRelated: Winged fruits, nuts, and fruiting bracts give Betulaceae different dispersal routes.

• CupuleRelated: Cupule shape and persistence can affect how nut-bearing fruits are released and transported.

• Golden jackalRelated: By eating fruit and defecating its seeds elsewhere, the jackal can disperse plants.

• Ground squirrelRelated: Seed caching by some ground squirrels can move and bury viable seeds.

• MyrmecochoryNarrower topic: Ants provide one animal-mediated route for moving seeds.

• PappusNarrower topic: Pappus structures contribute to one of the many mechanisms of dispersal.

• PsittaciformesRelated: Parrots consume fruits and can transport seeds, linking their feeding to forest regeneration.

• RodentiaRelated: Rodents transport and cache seeds, sometimes enabling them to germinate far from parent plants.

• SalicaceaeNarrower topic: Wind-borne seeds are one dispersal strategy found across this family.

• Tree squirrelRelated: Forgotten caches can germinate and help disperse trees.

• AbiesRelated: After fir cones disintegrate, winged seeds can be carried away by wind.

• ArilNarrower topic: An aril can promote dispersal by attracting animals that carry or deposit the seed.

• CoconutRelated: The coconut's buoyant, water-resistant fruit can disperse across tropical seas.

• Domestication of CapsicumRelated: Human harvest and planting replaced animal dispersal as a major route for crop reproduction.

• DoveRelated: Fruit-eating doves can transport viable seeds through their movements and droppings.

• GranivoreCompared with: Some animals transport viable seeds instead of destroying them, producing a different plant outcome.

• JuglandaceaeRelated: Animals and gravity help move the family’s large, husked seeds.

• KinkajouRelated: Kinkajous disperse seeds by carrying fruit and depositing seeds in their droppings.

• Maned wolfRelated: Maned wolves disperse seeds when viable seeds pass through their digestive tracts.

• PhytophagyRelated: Fruit-eating phytophages can transport viable seeds to new locations.

• PiciformesRelated: Fruit-eating toucans and barbets can carry seeds across forest habitats.

• Plant ecologyRelated: Dispersal determines which plants can reach habitats and colonize communities.

• Plant-herbivore interactionsCompared with: Some animals consume seeds destructively, while others disperse viable seeds after eating fruit.

• BinturongRelated: By eating fruit and depositing seeds elsewhere, binturongs can help regenerate forests.

• Eastern gray squirrelNarrower topic: Forgotten buried nuts can germinate far from the trees that produced them.

• Grizzly bearRelated: Seeds can pass through grizzlies or travel in their fur after bears eat fruit.

• Leafcutter antRelated: Leafcutters can move seeds along with plant material, linking their trails to plant recruitment.

• MagnoliaRelated: Magnolia seeds emerge from the fruit and are carried away by animals, especially birds.

• MegabatRelated: Fruit-eating megabats carry seeds across landscapes and help forests regenerate.

• MucilageRelated: Sticky or soil-binding mucilage can help anchor seeds where they land.

• PhytogeographyRelated: Dispersal determines which distant habitats plants can reach.

• PiceaRelated: Spruce seeds have wings that help wind carry them from opened cones.

• Pine nutNarrower topic: Animals that eat or cache pine seeds can move them to new growing sites.

• Plant-pollinator interactionRelated: Successful pollination can produce seeds whose later dispersal shapes plant populations.

• PodocarpaceaeRelated: Fleshy seed structures in many podocarps attract animals that disperse their seeds.

• River red gumRelated: Floodwater can carry river red gum seeds onto suitable floodplain sites.

• TaxaceaeRelated: The fleshy aril attracts animals that can carry yew seeds away from the parent.

• ToucanRelated: Toucans disperse seeds when they swallow fruit and later deposit the seeds elsewhere.

• Coconut crabRelated: By eating and carrying fruits, coconut crabs can redistribute seeds on islands.