Windbreaks enhance seed dispersal into agricultural landscapes in Monteverde, Costa Rica

Ecological Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 155-173

  Harvey, Celia A ^a,b  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Dispersal, bat vs. bird; Forest regeneration; Frugivores; Monteverde, Costa Rica; Pastures; Remnant trees; Seed dispersal; Windbreaks

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONNECTIVITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SUCCESSION; WIND BREAK; ZOOCHORY;

COSTA RICA; MONTEVERDE;

EID: 0034141769     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[0155:WESDIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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