Potential disruptions to seed dispersal mutualisms in Tonga, Western Polynesia

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 695-712

  Meehan, Hayley J ^a   McConkey, Kim R ^a   Drake, Donald R ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Ducula; Extinction; Frugivore; Islands; Pigeon; Plant animal interactions; Rain forest

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EXTINCTION; MUTUALISM; SEED DISPERSAL; ZOOCHORY;

PACIFIC ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CALOPHYLLUM; CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM; CANIDAE; CERBERA; CERBERA ODOLLAM; COLUMBA; DUCULA; DUCULA PACIFICA; GALLIFORMES; PLANCHONELLA; POMETIA; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS; PTEROPUS TONGANUS; PTILINOPUS; SYZYGIUM; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA CATAPPA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036331546     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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