The Pacific Banyan in the Cook Islands: Have its pollination and seed dispersal mutualisms been disrupted, and does it matter?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1707-1715

  Compton, S G ^a   McCormack, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Cook Isl Natural Heritage Project ^*  (Cook Islands)

Author keywords

Ficus; Mutualism; Pacific islands; Pollination; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; EXTINCTION RISK; MUTUALISM; POLLINATION; SEED DISPERSAL;

COOK ISLANDS;

EID: 0033371544     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008989022428     Document Type: Article

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