Seed deposition patterns and the survival of seeds and seedlings of the palm Euterpe edulis

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 229-233

  Pizo, Marco A ^a   Simão, Isaac ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Euterpe edulis; Seed deposition pattern; Seed dispersal; Seed predation; Seedlings

Indexed keywords

BIRD; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; SEED DISPERSAL; SURVIVAL; ZOOCHORY;

EID: 0034761255     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(01)01108-0     Document Type: Article

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