Are there any examples of plant species found only here and, say, in the far
limits of our migrant birds' travels, e.g. Siberia?
Peter Shute
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From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of John
Leonard
Sent: Tuesday, 17 June 2014 10:11 AM
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Subject: American Golden Plovers Are Smuggling Plants into Australia
There are a couple of species of plants that are found in Greenland / Arctic
Canada and a few sites in North Scotland, presumably brought to the latter as
seeds on the feet or in the stomachs of migrating geese.
John Leonard
> On 17 Jun 2014, at 8:50 am, Bill Stent <> wrote:
>
> I think what Laurie was inferring from the article is that if AGPs
> transfer plant material between N America and S America, then this
> proves that they can do it.
>
> The inference is that the same species could conceivably (and probably
> likely) be doing the same thing between other continents it visits,
> albeit as a vagrant.
>
> Bill
>
> On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 8:41 AM, robert morris
> <> wrote:
>> Exactly - that's what I read. Plant material moving between Northern North
>> America to Southern South America. Not sure where Australia comes into the
>> equation?
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On 16 Jun 2014, at 21:42, "Peter Shute" <> wrote:
>>>
>>> But they're talking about South America, aren't they, not Australia?
>>>
>>> Peter Shute
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>>> On 16 Jun 2014, at 9:37 pm, "Laurie Knight" <>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> There’s a picture of AGP in the article ;)
>>>>
>>>>> On 16 Jun 2014, at 6:57 pm, robert morris <>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Really? American Golden Plovers?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 16 Jun 2014, at 18:10, "Laurie Knight" <>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140612085339.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> First evidence of bryophyte diaspores in the plumage of transequatorial
>>>>>> migrant birds
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