Meanings of dispersal distance in English

This paper presents the first geographically and taxonomically broad quantification of the latitudinal gradient in seed dispersal distance.

Despite the importance of seed dispersal in a plant's life cycle, global patterns in seed dispersal distance have seldom been studied.

The latitudinal gradient in dispersal distance also has implications for species' persistence in the face of habitat fragmentation and climate change.

This pattern is partially explained by plant life-history traits that simultaneously associate with seed dispersal distance and latitude, including dispersal mode and plant height.

Asynchronous spawning times and rapid embryonic development may have important consequences for population biology, connectivity, and management, by affecting fertilization dynamics and larval dispersal distances.