COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Fish help to spread forest seeds
Description: When it comes to studying seed dispersal in forests, mammals and birds are the usual suspects. But in Brazil's Pantanal, the largest freshwater wetlands in the world, fish have been found to have a remarkable role in distributing the seeds of tropical plants. Fishing practices are not only threatening the fish, say the researchers who report the find, but the forests as well. [Source: Nature News]
URL: http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080205/full/news.2008.555.html
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Source: Nature News
Publish Date: 2/5/2008
Reading Level: Basic
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