Tapir-generated seed shadows: Scale-dependent patchiness in the Amazon rain forest

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 519-529

  Fragoso, José M V ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Brazil Wildl C ^*  (Brazil)

^c Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi   (United States)

Author keywords

Bruchid beetles; Forest structure; Palms; Seed shadows; Tapirs

Indexed keywords

FRUGIVORY; LOWLAND TAPIR; PALM; PATCHINESS; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED SHADOW;

BRAZIL; MARACA ISLAND; RORAIMA STATE;

ARECACEAE; BRUCHIDAE; BRUCHINAE; CERVIDAE; COLEOPTERA; MARIPA; MAXIMILIANA; MAXIMILIANA MARIPA; MAZAMA; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PACHYMERIS; PACHYMERIS CARDO; PECARI TAJACU; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; TAPIRIDAE; TAPIRUS TERRESTRIS; TAYASSU PECARI; TAYASSU TAJACU; TAYASSUIDAE;

EID: 0030984129     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960574     Document Type: Article

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