The role of mammals in maintaining plant species richness in a floating Typha marsh in southern Ontario

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1085-1102

  Hewitt, Nina ^a,b   Miyanishi, Kiyoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cattail; Disturbance; Endozoochory; Fertilization; Freshwater marsh; Herbivory; Species diversity; Trampling

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PROCYON LOTOR; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; TYPHA;

EID: 0030842003     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018380000881     Document Type: Article

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