Two-stage dispersal of Guarea glabra and G. kunthiana (Meliaceae) in Monteverde, Costa Rica

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 481-496

  Wenny, Daniel G ^a,b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud forest; Costa Rica; Germination; Guarea; Scatterhoarding; Secondary dispersal; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

RECRUITMENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION;

GUAREA GLABRA; GUAREA KUNTHIANA;

EID: 0032793019     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467499000966     Document Type: Article

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