Plant Cuttings: news in Botany

Having previously mentioned land (parts 2 [1], 3 [2] and 4 [3]) and air (part 1 of [4]) in considering seed dispersal by animals, we couldn’t ignore sea – well, aquatic more generally – so we naturally turn to fish. Seed dispersal by fish, icthyochory[5], is important in aquatic habitats* [6], and can remove seeds up to 5495 m from the parent plant[7]. If we think of fish and their environment we probably have in mind permanently submerged areas