Effects of microhabitat patchiness on patterns of seed dispersal and seed predation of Cercocarpus ledifolius (Rosaceae)

Oikos

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 434-443

  Russell, Susan K ^a   Schupp, Eugene W ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROHABITAT; PATCHINESS; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; SPATIAL PATTERN;

USA; UTAH;

CERCOCARPUS LEDIFOLIUS;

EID: 0031966943     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546764     Document Type: Article

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