New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A first-of-its-kind dietary study in a semi-arid deciduous forest of the Aravalli mountains dotted with lakes in the desert state of Rajasthan, indicates that seasonal diet and seed dispersal by sloth bears is helping some plant species in multiplying. Notably, the germination of the non-native invasive shrub Lantana camara occurred only from scat-derived seeds.Also, seeds of a few other native fruiting plants also germinated better after being eaten by the bear, suggest…
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