The geography of human-mediated dispersal

摘要: Abstract Dispersal is a key process in determining the survival of plant species following habitat fragmentation and climate change, as well driving introduction spread invasive alien new regions. Due to its passive nature, seed dispersal particularly complex, rare long-distance events relevant for species' responses environmental change are barrier understanding. Attempts simplify often ignore by humans, despite huge influence humans have over ecological systems throughout world. In this Biodiversity Viewpoint, we describe how movement patterns human-mediated vectors can be useful understanding potential at multiple spatial scales. Humans their associated such livestock motor vehicles disperse numbers seeds many very long distances. Their relationships with physical environment affect movement, therefore which they potentially disperse. Therefore, believe that geographical approach time where managing pathways direct relevance challenges faced communities.