Abstract:
Fruit-eating animals and forest seeds engage in complex interactions, including mutualistic (seed dispersal) and antagonistic (predation, parasitism) relationships, which form the foundation for the formation and maintenance of forest biodiversity and ecosystem services. Combining long-term field monitoring studies across multiple forest scales, this report summarizes the research progress over the past 20 years on the complex interactions between fruit-boring insects, dispersal-storage rodents, and fruit-eating birds with forest fruits (seeds), assesses the important role of animals in forest regeneration, and reveals the multi-scale interaction mechanisms between different animal groups (functional groups) and forest fruits (seeds). The research findings provide scientific basis for the theory of plant-animal synergy, biodiversity conservation, and the maintenance of ecosystem functions.
Speaker: Prof. Zhishu Xiao
Affiliation: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Time: 10:30 AM, Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Venue: Offline: The Conference Hall in Xishuangbanna Headquarte
Online: Tencent Meeting ID：793 962 507
