High seed dispersal rates in faunally intact tropical rain forest: Theoretical and conservation implications

Ecology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 491-499

  Webb, Campbell O ^a   Peart, David R ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Indonesian Borneo; Loss of seed dispersers; Recruitment limitation; Winning by default

Indexed keywords

RAINFOREST; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

INDONESIA;

EID: 0034768214     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2001.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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