Human diets drive range expansion of megafauna-dispersed fruit species
Neotropical fruit species once dispersed by megafauna have regained relevance for diversifying human diets to address malnutrition. Little is known about the historic interactions between humans and these fruit species. We quantified the human role in modifying distribution ranges of Neotropical fru...
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National Academy of Sciences
2018
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| author | Zonneveld, M.J. van Larranaga, N. Blonder, B. Coradin, Lídio Hormaza, J.I. Hunter, D. |
| author_browse | Blonder, B. Coradin, Lídio Hormaza, J.I. Hunter, D. Larranaga, N. Zonneveld, M.J. van |
| author_facet | Zonneveld, M.J. van Larranaga, N. Blonder, B. Coradin, Lídio Hormaza, J.I. Hunter, D. |
| author_sort | Zonneveld, M.J. van |
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| description | Neotropical fruit species once dispersed by megafauna have regained relevance for diversifying human diets to address malnutrition. Little is known about the historic interactions between humans and these fruit species. We quantified the human role in modifying distribution ranges of Neotropical fruit species by comparing the distribution of fruit species that have been part of both human and megafauna diets with fruit species that were exclusively part of megafauna diets. Our results show that human food usage has expanded the distribution of species that would otherwise have suffered range contraction after extinction of megafauna. Our analyses help in identifying range segments of fruit species that may hold key genetic diversity to sustain food systems and to maintain critical ecosystem functions. |
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| language | Inglés |
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| spelling | CGSpace930732024-10-17T09:47:53Z Human diets drive range expansion of megafauna-dispersed fruit species Zonneveld, M.J. van Larranaga, N. Blonder, B. Coradin, Lídio Hormaza, J.I. Hunter, D. malnutrition diet fruit products history neotropical region genetic resources Neotropical fruit species once dispersed by megafauna have regained relevance for diversifying human diets to address malnutrition. Little is known about the historic interactions between humans and these fruit species. We quantified the human role in modifying distribution ranges of Neotropical fruit species by comparing the distribution of fruit species that have been part of both human and megafauna diets with fruit species that were exclusively part of megafauna diets. Our results show that human food usage has expanded the distribution of species that would otherwise have suffered range contraction after extinction of megafauna. Our analyses help in identifying range segments of fruit species that may hold key genetic diversity to sustain food systems and to maintain critical ecosystem functions. 2018-03-27 2018-06-06T11:31:44Z 2018-06-06T11:31:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93073 en Open Access National Academy of Sciences van Zonneveld, M.; Larranaga, N.; Blonder, B.; Coradin, L.; Hormaza, J.I.; Hunter, D. (2018) Human diets drive range expansion of megafauna-dispersed fruit species. PNAS 115(13) p. 3326-3331 ISSN: 0027-8424 |
| spellingShingle | malnutrition diet fruit products history neotropical region genetic resources Zonneveld, M.J. van Larranaga, N. Blonder, B. Coradin, Lídio Hormaza, J.I. Hunter, D. Human diets drive range expansion of megafauna-dispersed fruit species |
| title | Human diets drive range expansion of megafauna-dispersed fruit species |
| title_full | Human diets drive range expansion of megafauna-dispersed fruit species |
| title_fullStr | Human diets drive range expansion of megafauna-dispersed fruit species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human diets drive range expansion of megafauna-dispersed fruit species |
| title_short | Human diets drive range expansion of megafauna-dispersed fruit species |
| title_sort | human diets drive range expansion of megafauna dispersed fruit species |
| topic | malnutrition diet fruit products history neotropical region genetic resources |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93073 |
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