Removal of acorns of the alien oak Quercus rubra on the ground by scatter-hoarding animals in Belgian forests

Merceron, Nastasia; De Langhe, Aurélie; Dubois, Héloïse; Garin, Olivier; Gerarts, Fanny; Jacquemin, Floriane; Balligand, Bruno; Otjacques, Maureen; Sabbe, Thibaut; Servranckx, Maud; Wautelet, Sarah; Kremer, Antoine; Porté, Annabel J.; Monty, Arnaud

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Removal of acorns of the alien oak Quercus rubra on the ground by scatter-hoarding animals in Belgian forests

Merceron, Nastasia; De Langhe, Aurélie; Dubois, Héloïse et al.

2017 • In Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 21 (2), p. 127-130

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Acorns; Belgium; Invasive species; Quercus robur; Quercus rubra; Rodentia; Seed dispersal

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[en] Description of the subject. Quercus rubra L. is considered an invasive species in several European countries. However, little is known about its dispersal in the introduced range. Objectives. We investigated the significance of animal dispersal of Q. rubra acorns on the ground by vertebrates in its introduced range, and identified the animal species involved. Method. During two consecutive autumns, the removal of acorns from Q. rubra and from a native oak was assessed weekly in forest sites in Belgium. We used automated detection camera traps to identify the animals that removed acorns. Results. Quercus rubra acorns were removed by wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus L.), red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris L.), rats (Rattus sp.), and wild boars (Sus scrofa L.). The two former are scatter-hoarding rodents and can be considered potential dispersers. Conclusions. Dispersal of Q. rubra acorns in Western Europe by scatter-hoarding animals may help the species increasingly colonize forest ecosystems. © 2017, FAC UNIV SCIENCES AGRONOMIQUES GEMBLOUX. All rights reserved.

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Environmental sciences & ecology

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Merceron, Nastasia; BIOGECO, INRA, University of Bordeaux, Cestas, France, BIOGECO, INRA, University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France, University of Liège-Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Biodiversity and Landscape Unit, Passage des Déportés, 2, Gembloux, Belgium

De Langhe, Aurélie; University of Liège-Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Biodiversity and Landscape Unit, Passage des Déportés, 2, Gembloux, Belgium

Dubois, Héloïse ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Ingénierie des biosystèmes (Biose) > Gestion des ressources forestières et des milieux naturels

Garin, Olivier; University of Liège-Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Biodiversity and Landscape Unit, Passage des Déportés, 2, Gembloux, Belgium

Gerarts, Fanny; University of Liège-Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Biodiversity and Landscape Unit, Passage des Déportés, 2, Gembloux, Belgium

Jacquemin, Floriane ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Ingénierie des biosystèmes (Biose) > Biodiversité et Paysage

Balligand, Bruno; University of Liège-Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Biodiversity and Landscape Unit, Passage des Déportés, 2, Gembloux, Belgium

Otjacques, Maureen; University of Liège-Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Biodiversity and Landscape Unit, Passage des Déportés, 2, Gembloux, Belgium

Sabbe, Thibaut; University of Liège-Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Biodiversity and Landscape Unit, Passage des Déportés, 2, Gembloux, Belgium

Servranckx, Maud; University of Liège-Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Biodiversity and Landscape Unit, Passage des Déportés, 2, Gembloux, Belgium

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Removal of acorns of the alien oak Quercus rubra on the ground by scatter-hoarding animals in Belgian forests

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[fr] Prélèvement au sol des glands d’une espèce de chêne exotique (Quercus rubra) par des animaux accumulateurs-disperseurs dans les forêts belges

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2017

Journal title :

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement

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1370-6233

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1780-4507

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Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux, Gembloux, Belgium

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127-130

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ANR-10- IDEX-03-02

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ANR - Agence Nationale de la Recherche [FR]

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