Vertebrate predation on Holm Oak, Quercus ilex, acorns in a fragmented habitat: Effects on seedling recruitment

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-187

  Santos, Tomás ^a   Tellería, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acorns; Forest fragmentation; Oak; Seedlings; Vertebrate predation

Indexed keywords

FRAGMENTED HABITAT; HOLM OAK; SEED PREDATION; SEEDLING RECRUITMENT; VERTEBRATE PREDATION;

AVES; FAGACEAE; GALLIFORMES; ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030696194     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00080-7     Document Type: Article

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