List of works - Ruben Heleno

A Pragmatic Approach to the Management of Plant Invasions in Galapagos

article

A Review on the State of the Art in Frugivory and Seed Dispersal on Islands and the Implications of Global Change

scientific article published in 2024

A meta-analysis of biocontrol potential and herbivore pressure in olive crops: Does integrated pest management make a difference?

scientific article published in 2022

A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography

scholarly article by Jairo Patiño et al published 20 March 2017 in Journal of Biogeography

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities from tropical Africa reveal strong ecological structure

scientific article published on 25 August 2016

Author Correction: Multilayer networks reveal the spatial structure of seed-dispersal interactions across the Great Rift landscapes

scientific article published in Nature Communications

Bird-flower visitation networks in the Galápagos unveil a widespread interaction release.

scientific article published on 10 March 2015

Birds optimize fruit size consumed near their geographic range limits

scientific article published on 19 July 2024

Canopy arthropod declines along a gradient of olive farming intensification

scientific article published in 2022

Connectance of species interaction networks and conservation value: Is it any good to be well connected?

article

Contribution by vertebrates to seed dispersal effectiveness in the Galápagos Islands: a community-wide approach

scientific article

Diaspore traits specialized to animal adhesion and sea current dispersal are positively associated with the naturalization of European plants across the world

scientific article published in 2022

Dimensions of invasiveness: Links between local abundance, geographic range size, and habitat breadth in Europe’s alien and native floras ⬇️

scientific article

Dispersal of fungi spores by non-specialized flower-visiting birds

Divergence in floral trait preferences between nonflower-specialized birds and insects on the Galápagos

scientific article published on 15 April 2019

Ecological networks: delving into the architecture of biodiversity

scientific article published on 8 January 2014

Effects of alien plants on insect abundance and biomass: a food-web approach.

scientific article

Effects of native biodiversity on grape loss of four castes: testing the biotic resistance hypothesis

scientific article published in 2018

Endozoochory largely outweighs epizoochory in migrating passerines

article

Establishment, spread and early impacts of the first biocontrol agent against an invasive plant in continental Europe

scientific article published in 2021

Evaluation of restoration effectiveness: community response to the removal of alien plants

scientific article

Evidence for overlooked mechanisms of long-distance seed dispersal to and between oceanic islands

scientific article published on 17 January 2012

Evolutionary history of the endangered shrub snapdragon (Galvezia leucantha) of the Galápagos Islands

scientific article published in 2016

First evidence for the joint dispersal of mycorrhizal fungi and plant diaspores by birds

article

Flower visitation by European birds offers the first evidence of interaction release in continents

article

Flower visitation by birds in Europe

article published in 2014

Four-trophic level food webs reveal the cascading impacts of an invasive plant targeted for biocontrol

scientific article

Frugivory and seed dispersal in the Galápagos: what is the state of the art?

scientific article

Fruiting phenology matters

scientific article published in 2023

Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) as a seed disperser

scientific article published on 9 January 2016

Global and regional ecological boundaries drive abrupt changes in avian frugivory interactions

Global and regional ecological boundaries explain abrupt spatial discontinuities in avian frugivory interactions ⬇️

journal article from 'Nature Communications' published in 2022

Global patterns of mainland and insular pollination networks

article

HiDaFernPT: Historical data of spore availability for 121 fern and lycopod taxa in Portugal (1926 – 2013) ⬇️

High survival rate of a critically endangered species, the Azores Bullfinch Pyrrhula murina, as a contribution to population recovery

article

Historical isolation of the Galápagos carpenter bee (Xylocopa darwini) despite strong flight capability and ecological amplitude

scientific article published in 2015

How do islands become green?

scientific article published in 2014

Impacts of invasive ants on pollination of native plants are similar in invaded and restored plant communities

scientific article published in 2023

Integrating plant species contribution to mycorrhizal and seed dispersal mutualistic networks

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Integration of exotic seeds into an Azorean seed dispersal network

Invaders of pollination networks in the Galapagos Islands: emergence of novel communities ⬇️

scientific article published on 13 March 2013

Long-distance dispersal syndromes matter: diaspore-trait effect on shaping plant distribution across the Canary Islands

article

Long-distance dispersal to oceanic islands: success of plants with multiple diaspore specializations

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Multilayer networks reveal the spatial structure of seed-dispersal interactions across the Great Rift landscapes.

scientific article published on 10 January 2018

Native and alien flower visitors differ in partner fidelity and network integration

scientific article published on 30 May 2019

Natural woodlands hold more diverse, abundant, and unique biota than novel anthropogenic forests: a multi-group assessment

scientific article published on 28 February 2019

O armário: Fruiting phenology data for 4,462 plant taxa in Portugal (1926 – 2013) ⬇️

O armário: Fruiting phenology data for 4,462 plant taxa in Portugal (1926–2013) ⬇️

scientific article published on 22 June 2024

On the Limited Potential of Azorean Fleshy Fruits for Oceanic Dispersal.

scientific article published on 14 October 2015

Phylogenetic evidence for a Miocene origin of Mediterranean lineages: species diversity, reproductive traits and geographical isolation

scientific article

Plant colonization across the Galápagos Islands: success of the sea dispersal syndrome

article

Pollination patterns and plant breeding systems in the Galapagos: a review

scientific article

Potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the Galápagos Islands

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Predicting the consequences of disperser extinction: richness matters the most when abundance is low

scientific article published in 2017

Refaunation and the reinstatement of the seed-dispersal function in Gorongosa National Park

scientific article

Sampling completeness in seed dispersal networks: When enough is enough

scientific article published in 2016

Scientists' warning on endangered food webs

scientific article published on 03 April 2020

Seasonal variation in impact of non‐native species on tropical seed dispersal networks

scientific article published in 2022

Seed dispersal by frugivores from forest remnants promotes the regeneration of adjacent invaded forests in an oceanic island

scientific article published on 15 February 2022

Seed dispersal networks in an urban novel ecosystem

Seed dispersal networks in the Galápagos and the consequences of alien plant invasions ⬇️

scientific article published in January 2013

Seed-dispersal networks are more specialized in the Neotropics than in the Afrotropics

scientific article published on 26 November 2018

Should I stay or should I go? Mycorrhizal plants are more likely to invest in long-distance seed dispersal than non-mycorrhizal plants

scientific article published on 13 March 2018

Small size does not restrain frugivory and seed dispersal across the evolutionary radiation of Galápagos lava lizards

scientific article published on 10 August 2018

Space, time and aliens: charting the dynamic structure of Galápagos pollination networks. ⬇️

scientific article published on 23 June 2015

Species activity promote the stability of fruit-frugivore interactions across a five-year multilayer network

Status assessment of the Critically Endangered Azores Bullfinch Pyrrhula murina

Supporting data for "O armário: Fruiting phenology data for 4,462 plant taxa in Portugal (1926 – 2013)" ⬇️

The Priolo Atlas: A citizen science-based census initiative for supporting Pyrrhula murina habitat conservation and restoration policies in São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal)

article

The role of avian ‘seed predators’ as seed dispersers

scientific article published in 2010

The upsizing of the São Tomé seed dispersal network by introduced animals

scientific article published on 15 September 2021

Throwing the baby out with the bathwater: does laurel forest restoration remove a critical winter food supply for the critically endangered Azores bullfinch?

article

Tiptoeing between restoration and invasion: seed rain into natural gaps within a highly invaded relic forest in the Azores

article

Tripartite networks show that keystone species can multitask

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List of works by Ruben Heleno

A Pragmatic Approach to the Management of Plant Invasions in Galapagos

A Review on the State of the Art in Frugivory and Seed Dispersal on Islands and the Implications of Global Change

A meta-analysis of biocontrol potential and herbivore pressure in olive crops: Does integrated pest management make a difference?

A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities from tropical Africa reveal strong ecological structure

Author Correction: Multilayer networks reveal the spatial structure of seed-dispersal interactions across the Great Rift landscapes

Bird-flower visitation networks in the Galápagos unveil a widespread interaction release.

Birds optimize fruit size consumed near their geographic range limits

Canopy arthropod declines along a gradient of olive farming intensification

Connectance of species interaction networks and conservation value: Is it any good to be well connected?

Contribution by vertebrates to seed dispersal effectiveness in the Galápagos Islands: a community-wide approach

Diaspore traits specialized to animal adhesion and sea current dispersal are positively associated with the naturalization of European plants across the world

Dimensions of invasiveness: Links between local abundance, geographic range size, and habitat breadth in Europe’s alien and native floras ⬇️

Dispersal of fungi spores by non-specialized flower-visiting birds

Divergence in floral trait preferences between nonflower-specialized birds and insects on the Galápagos

Ecological networks: delving into the architecture of biodiversity

Effects of alien plants on insect abundance and biomass: a food-web approach.

Effects of native biodiversity on grape loss of four castes: testing the biotic resistance hypothesis

Endozoochory largely outweighs epizoochory in migrating passerines

Establishment, spread and early impacts of the first biocontrol agent against an invasive plant in continental Europe

Evaluation of restoration effectiveness: community response to the removal of alien plants

Evidence for overlooked mechanisms of long-distance seed dispersal to and between oceanic islands

Evolutionary history of the endangered shrub snapdragon (Galvezia leucantha) of the Galápagos Islands

First evidence for the joint dispersal of mycorrhizal fungi and plant diaspores by birds

Flower visitation by European birds offers the first evidence of interaction release in continents

Flower visitation by birds in Europe

Four-trophic level food webs reveal the cascading impacts of an invasive plant targeted for biocontrol

Frugivory and seed dispersal in the Galápagos: what is the state of the art?

Fruiting phenology matters

Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) as a seed disperser

Global and regional ecological boundaries drive abrupt changes in avian frugivory interactions

Global and regional ecological boundaries explain abrupt spatial discontinuities in avian frugivory interactions ⬇️

Global patterns of mainland and insular pollination networks

HiDaFernPT: Historical data of spore availability for 121 fern and lycopod taxa in Portugal (1926 – 2013) ⬇️

High survival rate of a critically endangered species, the Azores Bullfinch Pyrrhula murina, as a contribution to population recovery

Historical isolation of the Galápagos carpenter bee (Xylocopa darwini) despite strong flight capability and ecological amplitude

How do islands become green?

Impacts of invasive ants on pollination of native plants are similar in invaded and restored plant communities

Integrating plant species contribution to mycorrhizal and seed dispersal mutualistic networks

Integration of exotic seeds into an Azorean seed dispersal network

Invaders of pollination networks in the Galapagos Islands: emergence of novel communities ⬇️

Long-distance dispersal syndromes matter: diaspore-trait effect on shaping plant distribution across the Canary Islands

Long-distance dispersal to oceanic islands: success of plants with multiple diaspore specializations

Multilayer networks reveal the spatial structure of seed-dispersal interactions across the Great Rift landscapes.

Native and alien flower visitors differ in partner fidelity and network integration

Natural woodlands hold more diverse, abundant, and unique biota than novel anthropogenic forests: a multi-group assessment

O armário: Fruiting phenology data for 4,462 plant taxa in Portugal (1926 – 2013) ⬇️

O armário: Fruiting phenology data for 4,462 plant taxa in Portugal (1926–2013) ⬇️

On the Limited Potential of Azorean Fleshy Fruits for Oceanic Dispersal.

Phylogenetic evidence for a Miocene origin of Mediterranean lineages: species diversity, reproductive traits and geographical isolation

Plant colonization across the Galápagos Islands: success of the sea dispersal syndrome

Pollination patterns and plant breeding systems in the Galapagos: a review

Potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the Galápagos Islands

Predicting the consequences of disperser extinction: richness matters the most when abundance is low

Refaunation and the reinstatement of the seed-dispersal function in Gorongosa National Park

Sampling completeness in seed dispersal networks: When enough is enough

Scientists' warning on endangered food webs

Seasonal variation in impact of non‐native species on tropical seed dispersal networks

Seed dispersal by frugivores from forest remnants promotes the regeneration of adjacent invaded forests in an oceanic island

Seed dispersal networks in an urban novel ecosystem

Seed dispersal networks in the Galápagos and the consequences of alien plant invasions ⬇️

Seed-dispersal networks are more specialized in the Neotropics than in the Afrotropics

Should I stay or should I go? Mycorrhizal plants are more likely to invest in long-distance seed dispersal than non-mycorrhizal plants

Small size does not restrain frugivory and seed dispersal across the evolutionary radiation of Galápagos lava lizards

Space, time and aliens: charting the dynamic structure of Galápagos pollination networks. ⬇️

Species activity promote the stability of fruit-frugivore interactions across a five-year multilayer network

Status assessment of the Critically Endangered Azores Bullfinch Pyrrhula murina

Supporting data for "O armário: Fruiting phenology data for 4,462 plant taxa in Portugal (1926 – 2013)" ⬇️

The Priolo Atlas: A citizen science-based census initiative for supporting Pyrrhula murina habitat conservation and restoration policies in São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal)

The role of avian ‘seed predators’ as seed dispersers

The upsizing of the São Tomé seed dispersal network by introduced animals

Throwing the baby out with the bathwater: does laurel forest restoration remove a critical winter food supply for the critically endangered Azores bullfinch?

Tiptoeing between restoration and invasion: seed rain into natural gaps within a highly invaded relic forest in the Azores

Tripartite networks show that keystone species can multitask