Comparative dispersal effectiveness of wigeongrass seeds by waterfowl wintering in south-west Spain: Quantitative and qualitative aspects

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 989-1001

  Figuerola, Jordi ^a   Green, Andy J ^a   Santamaría, Luis ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dispersal quality; Dispersal quantity; Effects of seed digestion by vertebrates; Germination rate; Germination speed; Gut structure; Seed dispersal; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEED DISPERSAL; WATERFOWL; WETLAND; ZOOCHORY;

SPAIN;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; ANSER; AVES; RUPPIA; RUPPIA MARITIMA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036919578     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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