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Mutualistic interactions in island ecosystems
Publications
2026
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Pizo, M.A., Gilbert, I.G.S., Carlo, T.A. & González-Castro, A. 2026. Effects of Recurrent Fires on the Interactions Between Frugivorous Birds and Plants. Austral Ecology, 51: 1-10.
2025
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Heinen J.H., ..., González-Castro, A., et al. (14/30). 2025. Species introductions shift seed dispersal potential more than extinctions across 120 island plant–frugivore communities. PNAS, 122: 1-19.
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Mendes, S., ..., González-Castro, A., et al. (8/9). 2025. Climb forest, climb: diverse disperser communities are key to assist plants tracking climate change on altitudinal gradients. New Phytologist, 245: 1315-1329.
2024
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Nogales, M., ..., González-Castro, A. et al. (7/13). 2024. A Review on the State of the Art in Frugivory and Seed Dispersal on Islands and the Implications of Global Change. The Botanical Review, 90: 160-185.
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González-Castro, A. & Siverio, F. 2024. Flower-visiting lizards as key ecological actors for an endemic and critically endangered plant in the Canary Islands. Journal of Pollination Ecology, 36: 88-103.
2022
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González-Castro, A., Morán-López, T., Nogales, M. & Traveset, A. 2022. Changes in the structure of seed dispersal networks when including interaction outcomes from both plant and animal perspectives. Oikos, 2022: 1-13.
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Pizo, M.A., Fontanella, A.B., Carlo, T.A. & González-Castro, A. 2022. Abundance predominates over niche factors as determinant of the frequency of interactions between frugivorous birds and plants. Biotropica, 54: 627-634.
2019
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González-Castro A., Pérez-Pérez, D., Romero, J. & Nogales, M. 2019. Unraveling the Seed Dispersal System of an Insular “Ghost” Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) in the Wild. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7: 1-11.
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Morán-López, T., González-Castro, A., Morales, JM. & Nogales, M. 2019. Behavioural complementarity among frugivorous birds and lizards can promote plant diversity in island ecosystems. Functional Ecology, 34: 182-193.
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González Castro, A., Yang, S. & Carlo, T.A. 2019. How does avian seed dispersal shape the structure of early successional tropical forests? Functional Ecology, 33: 229-238.
2017
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Caraballo-Ortiz, M., González-Castro, A., Yang, S., dePamphillis, C.W. & Carlo, T.A. 2017. Dissecting the contributions of dispersal and host properties to the local abundance of a tropical mistletoe. Journal of Ecology, 105: 1657-1667.
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Patiño, J., ..., González-Castro, A., et al. (13/29). 2017. A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island. Journal of Biogeography, 44: 963-983.
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Nogales, M., González-Castro, A.*, Rumeu, B., Traveset, A., Vargas, P., Jaramillo, P., Olesen, J.M. & Heleno, R. 2017. Contribution by vertebrates to seed dispersal effectiveness in the Galápagos Islands: a community-wide approach. Ecology: 98: 2049-2058.
2016
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Nogales, M., Heleno, R., Rumeu, B., González-Castro, A., Traveset, A., Vargas, P. & Olesen, J.M. 2016. Seed-dispersal networks on the Canaries and the Galápagos archipelagos: Interaction modules as biogeographical entities. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 25: 912-922.
2015
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González-Castro, A., Yang, S., Nogales, M. & Carlo, T.A. 2015. Relative importance of phenotypic trait matching and species’ abundances in determining plant-avian seed dispersal interactions in a small insular community. AoB PLANTS, 7: 1-10.
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González-Castro, A., Calviño-Cancela, M. & Nogales, M. 2015. Comparing seed dispersal effectiveness of frugivores at the community level. Ecology, 96: 808-818.
2013
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Nogales, M., González-Castro, A.*, Marrero, P., Bonnaud, E. & Traveset, A. 2013. Contrasting selective pressure on seeds traits of two congeneric species by their main native guilds of dispersers on islands. PLoS ONE, 8: e63266.
2012
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González-Castro, A., Traveset, A. & Nogales, M. 2012. Seed dispersal interactions in the Mediterranean Region: contrasting patterns between islands and mainland. Journal of Biogeography, 39: 1938-1947.
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Padilla, D.P., González-Castro, A. & Nogales, M. 2012. Significance and extent of secondary seed dispersal by predatory birds on oceanic islands: the case of the Canary archipelago. Journal of Ecology, 100: 416-427.
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González-Castro, A., Yang, S., Nogales, M. & Carlo, T.A. 2012. What determines temporal changes of species degree and strength in an oceanic island plant-disperser network? PLoS ONE, 7: e41385.
2009
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Padilla, D.P., González-Castro, A., Nieves, C. & Nogales, M. 2009. Trophic ecology of the southern grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis) in insular environments: the influence of altitude and seasonality. Journal of Ornithology, 115: 557-568.
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