Anthropogenic edges, treefall gaps, and fruit-frugivore interactions in a neotropical montane forest

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 668-685

  Restrepo, Carla ^a,d   Gomez, Natalia ^b   Heredia, Sylvia ^c  

^a 223 Bartram Hall ^*  (United States)

^b Ctro de Datos para la Conservacion   (Colombia)

^c University of New Mexico ^*  (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic edges; Edge age; Edge effects; Forest fragmentation; Fruit removal; Fruit frugivore interactions; Neotropical montane ecosystems; Seed dispersal; Treefall gaps; Understory frugivoroas birds; Understory fruits

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AVIFAUNA; CANOPY GAP; EDGE EFFECT; FRUGIVORY; MONTANE FOREST; SEED DISPERSAL;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 0033029297     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0668:AETGAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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