Figure 3.

Effects of corridors on fruit set and seed dispersal. (a) I. verticillata had a greater proportion of flowers setting fruit in connected patches (F_1,13 = 6.8, P = 0.022); (b) I. vomitoria seeds consumed in the central patch were more likely to be found in connected patches (F_1,22 = 10.6, P = 0.002); and (c) a greater proportion of fecal samples in connected patches contained fluorescent powder sprayed on M. cerifera in the central patch (F_1,22 = 4.9, P = 0.018). No differences were detected between winged and rectangular patches in fruit set (P = 0.316), or seed dispersal (Ilex, P = 0.12; Myrica, P = 0.489).