Figure 3. The effects of social status on seed dispersal may have important implications for the movement and recruitment of plants in the Anthropocene. A) Since subordinate individuals typically have larger home ranges and disperse beyond the territories of conspecifics, subordinate individuals are more likely to provide long-distance seed dispersal services. Since long-distance seed dispersal is critical for many plants to expand range boundaries, subordinate individuals may facilitate plant movement to track changing climate. B) Subordinate individuals are more likely to disperse into urban habitats. Subordinates may therefore facilitate plant species dispersal and persistence urban habitats. C) Since subordinate individuals have larger home ranges and are more likely to disperse beyond current conspecific territories, they may be more likely to use corridors. The movement of subordinate individuals through corridors likely facilitates plant movement through corridors, promoting plant establishment in otherwise isolated habitat patches.