Magrach, A., Rodríguez-Pérez, J., Piazzon, M., Santamaria, L. 2015. Divergent effects of forest edges on host distribution and seed disperser activity influence mistletoe distribution and recruitment. Journal of Ecology 103: 1475–1486.
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We determined the effect of anthropogenic edges on the interactions between three forest-dwelling species: a mistletoe, its host plant and its seed disperser. Forest edges had discordant impacts on the host and the disperser, resulting in increased host availability but reduced seed dispersal. The interdependence of species linked by antagonistic and mutualistic interactions makes them more sensitive to anthropogenic disturbance.
