Mode of Dispersal

Call:    mosaic@modedisp

Definition: An indicator of the mode of dispersal of the species (plant and animal specific terminology).

Possible values: cat., factor

  • Motile – the dispersal of animal species without assistance
  • Phoretic – the dispersal of animal species by attaching to another animal
  • Water currents – the dispersal of animal species by water
  • Motile and water currents – animal species that disperse without assistance and by water, both forms of dispersal can occur within the same life stage or can occur in different life stages
  • Anemochory – the dispersal of plant seeds by wind
  • Anthropochory – the dispersal of plant seeds by humans
  • Autochory – the dispersal of plant seeds without assistance from an external vector (e.g., by gravity or ballistic dispersal)
  • Hydrochory – the dispersal of plant seeds by water
  • Zoochory – the dispersal of plant seeds by animals
  • Anemochory and Anthropochory – plant seeds can be dispersed by wind and humans
  • Anemochory and Autochory – plant seeds can be dispersed by wind and without the help of an external vector
  • Anemochory and Hydrochory – plant seeds can be dispersed by wind and water
  • Anemochory and Zoochory – plant seeds can be dispersed by wind and animals
  • Autochory and Hydrochory – plant seeds can be dispersed without the help of an external vector and by water
  • Autochory and Zoochory – plant seeds can be dispersed without the help of an external vector and by animals
  • Hydrochory and Zoochory – plant seeds can be dispersed by water and animals
  • Autochory, Anthropochory and Zoochory – plant seeds can be dispersed without the help of an external vector, by humans and by animals
  • NF – mode of dispersal reviewed and inconclusive (no affirmative records found upon review)
  • NDY – mode of dispersal unknown/not yet evaluated
  • NA – not applicable

Usage Notes: Plant seed dispersal modes can be subdivided into further categories, however we collated lower order categories into the higher order categories identified here

Additional Information: NA

Source Data: NA

                                                    

Last updated: 24 January 2022