The effects of flooding and livestock on post-dispersal seed predation in river red gum habitats

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 247-258

  Meeson, N ^a   Robertson, A I ^a   Jansen, A ^a  

^a School of Science and Technology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ants; Flooding regimes; Floodplain; Grazing; Seed removal experiments

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FLOODING; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; RECRUITMENT; SEED PREDATION;

BOS TAURUS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; FORMICIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036103032     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2002.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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