When the final phase involves a scatter-hoarder, plant seeds may experience lower predation risk.
[1] Ants and dung beetles may also deposit seeds in highly nutritious and fertile habitats that are very favorable for plant growth.
[1] Diploendozoochory is a special form of diplochory in which all stages of the seed dispersal process involve endozoochory by animals.
[3] This kind of predator-assisted seed dispersal was first described by Charles Darwin in 1859,[4] and sporadic observations have since been recorded.
While the second phase of diplochory often involves very small-scale movement of the seeds,[1] diploendozoochory can lead to much increased dispersal distance.
[3] It has also been suggested that plants may have evolved adaptations to benefit from such multi-phase dispersal,[12] making this a mutualistic process.