University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Some papers were presented at the Symposium on "Post-Primary Seed Fate: Predation and Secondary Dispersal" held in Panama City, Panama, 29 July-2 August, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Seed fate pathways : filling the gap between parent and offspring / S. B. Vander Wall, P.-M. Forget, J. E. Lambert and P. E. Hulme -- 2. Seed predator guilds, spatial variation in post-dispersal seed predation and potential effects on plant demography : a temperate perspective / P. E. Hulme and J. Kollmann -- 3. fate of seed banks : factors influencing seed survival for light-demanding species in moist tropical forests / J. W. Dalling -- 4. Frugivore-mediated interactions among bruchid beetles and palm fruits at Barro Colorado Island, Panama : implications for seed fate / K. M. Silvius -- 5. Patterns of seed predation by vertebrate versus invertebrate seed predators among different plant species, seasons and spatial distributions / E. M. Notman and A. C. Villegas -- 6. Seed predation and dispersal by peccaries throughout the Neotropics and its consequences : a review and synthesis / H. Beck -- 7. Seed predation, seed dispersal and habitat fragmentation : does context make a difference in tropical Australia? / A. J. Dennis, G. J. Lipsett-Moore, G. N. Harrington, E. A. Collins and D. A. Westcott -- 8. fate of primate-dispersed seeds : deposition pattern, dispersal distance and implications for conservation / J. E. Lambert and C. A. Chapman -- 9. Fallen fruits and terrestrial vertebrate frugivores : a case study in lowland tropical rainforest in Peninsular Malaysia / M. Yasuda, S. Miura, N. Ishii, T. Okuda and N. A. Hussein -- 10. Myrmecochorous seed dispersal in temperate regions / V. Mayer, S. Olzant and R. C. Fischer -- 11. Scatterhoarding in Mediterranean shrublands of the SW Cape, South Africa / J. J. Midgley and B. Anderson -- 12. Selection, predation and dispersal of seeds by tree squirrels in temperate and boreal forests : are tree squirrels keystone granivores? / M. Steele, L. A. Wauters and K. W. Larsen --

"This book presents current knowledge of seed fate, in both natural and human-disturbed landscapes, from various regions of the world. Habitats considered range from mountains and arid deserts in the temperate zone, to savannas and lowland rainforests in tropical regions. Particular attention is paid to plant diversity conservation when seed removal is affected by factors such as hunting, habitat fragmentation or intensive logging. Contributors include leading scientists involved in research on seed ecology and animal-plant relationships from the perspective of both primary and secondary seed dispersal and predation. It will be of significant interest to those working within the areas of seed science and plant and animal ecology."--BOOK JACKET.