Abiotic and vertebrate seed dispersal in the Brazilian Atlantic forest: Implications for forest regeneration

Biological Conservation

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 165-176

  Tabarelli, Marcelo ^a   Peres, Carlos A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazilian Atlantic forest; Forest regeneration; Frugivorous vertebrates; Seed dispersal; Species richness

Indexed keywords

FRUGIVORY; REFORESTATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODY PLANT;

BRAZIL;

FLACOURTIACEAE; LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MELASTOMATACEAE; MYRSINACEAE; MYRTACEAE; RUBIACEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036316648     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00243-9     Document Type: Article

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