Floaters

During their long voyages, tropical drift seeds and fruits often cross entire oceans, perhaps colonizing the shores of a coral atoll or an isolated volcanic island. Sea dispersal is a hit-or-miss method, and, after their perilous journey, the vulnerable seedlings often face dangers. Drift seeds carried by the Gulf Stream from the Caribbean to beaches of northern Europe may lose their viability in a cold climate, and those washed onto parched tropical sand may dry up or be quickly devoured by ravenous land crabs.