Dispersal of Amazonian trees: Hydrochory in Swartzia polyphylla

Biotropica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 460-465

  Williamson, G Bruce ^a,b   Costa, Flávia ^b   Minte Vera, Carolina V ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Dispersal; Fabaceae; Flooding; Flotation; Hydrochory; Seed; Specific gravity; Swartzia polyphylla; Water

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHORY; RAINFOREST; SEED DISPERSAL;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FABACEAE; SWARTZIA; SWARTZIA POLYPHYLLA;

EID: 0032743383     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00388.x     Document Type: Article

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