Claim · model-written summary
Species with fleshy fruits increased relative to species with ant-dispersed seeds.
- Taxon
- Speciese0
- Outcome
- Species with fleshy fruitse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- those with ant-dispersed seedse0
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Verbatim
e0“Species with fleshy fruits increased relative to those with ant-dispersed seeds.”
Title
Two Centuries of Change in the Native Flora of Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Robert I. Bertin; Karen B. Searcy; Glenn Motzkin; et al. Rhodora 2022. doi:10.3119/21-18
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation The county flora included 1205 recorded species.
- Observation Apparent historical losses amounted to 5.6% of species.
- Observation Apparent historical gains amounted to 4.2% of species.
- Association Orchidaceae, Ophioglossaceae, Ranunculaceae and Violaceae declined more than the flora overall.
- Association Species dependent on fungi declined relative to other species.
- Association Annuals increased relative to biennials and perennials.
- Association Graminoids showed greater apparent increases than forbs.
- Observation Plants of ruderal habitats increased markedly.
- Association Northern taxa appear to be declining relative to other species, especially in lower-elevation towns.
- Recommendation The authors call for further documentation of regional floras to assess future floristic change.