Lost mutualisms: seed dispersal by Sumatran rhinos, the world’s most threatened megafauna
Kim R. McConkey, Firmann Aldy, Lisa Ong, Deden Jaya Sutisna & Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz
Diverse assemblages of seed-dispersing megafauna once existed in Asian rainforests, but are now almost solely represented by elephants. Asia’s rhinos persist in remnant, ecologically-extinct populations and the most threatened of these is the Sumatran rhino, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis. To understand the seed dispersal role of Sumatran rhinos, we consolidated information on fruit consumption, seed dispersal and fruit traits from a two-month field study (Sumatra), local ecological knowledge (Peninsular Malaysia), and published and unpublished accounts. We evaluated...
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