Seed rain of fleshy and dry propagules in different habitats in the temperate rainforests of Chiloé Island, Chile

Austral Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 311-320

  Armesto, Juan J ^a   Díaz, Iván ^a   Papic, Claudia ^a   Willson, Mary F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Estac Biol Senda Darwin   (Chile)

^c Estac Biol Senda Darwin   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian seed dispersal; Chilo forests; Fleshy fruits; Forest edges; Forest fragments; Seed rain; Seed shadow; Tree recruitment; Tree fall gaps; Wind dispersed propagules

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010734853     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2001.01116.x     Document Type: Article

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