And I think what triggered it was just the darker understory forest canopy.” Fruit offered an incentive for large animals to swallow seeds and move them far away. That’s important because ...

Pawpaws are the state fruit tree of Missouri ... on how dominant tree species affect the number of plant species in the forest understory at smaller spatial scales, leaving open the question ...

To prevent conflict and negative interactions between humans and wildlife, the Maharashtra forest department is planning to plant indigenous fruit trees in buffer zones and core forest areas.