A Toltec fruit-eating bat (Artibeus toltecus) about to take the fruit of a Solanum umbellatum in Costa Rica. This is a pioneer plant, one of the first to begin the succession that can return a clearing to forest. Without these first bat-dispersed pioneer plants, reforestation is unlikely. Seed Dispersal | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / MerlinTuttle.org |
Taille de l’image : | 7085 px × 4491 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
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