Habitat attribute similarities reduce impacts of land‐use conversion on seed removal

摘要: Changes in land use strongly influence habitat attributes (e.g., herbaceous ground cover and tree richness) can consequently affect ecological functions. Most studies have focused on the response of these functions to land-use changes within only a single vegetation type. These often solely agricultural conversion forests, making it nearly impossible draw general conclusions across other types or with afforestation). We examined consequences for seed removal by ants native grassland, savanna, savanna-forest habitats that had been transformed planted pastures (Brachiaria decumbens) plantations (Eucalyptus spp.) explored if were correlated differences between types. found affected gradient magnitude impact was influenced similarity converted habitats, being greater where there afforestation spp grassland savanna). Herbaceous cover, soil hardness, richness most important removal. Our results reveal varies depending type is associated attribute change. findings implications biodiversity tropical grassy systems: detrimental function than loss.