The role of seed dispersers in the population dynamics of the columnar cactus Neobuxbaumia tetetzo

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2617-2629

  Godínez Alvarez, Héctor ^a   Valiente Banuet, Alfonso ^a   Rojas Martínez, Alberto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arid tropical scrub; Bats; Birds; Frugivory; Leptonycteris curasoae; Matrix models; Mexico; Safe sites; Seed dispersal; Seed germination; Seedling establishment; Tehuac n Valley

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIRD; CACTUS; FRUGIVORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED DISPERSAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CACTACEAE; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; LEPTONYCTERIS CURASOAE; NEOBUXBAUMIA TETETZO;

EID: 0038814757     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2617:TROSDI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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