Effects of forest fragmentation on the granivory of differently sized seeds

Biological Conservation

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-70

  Donoso, Denise S ^a   Grez, Audrey A ^a   Simonetti, Javier A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Conservation; Forest fragmentation; Granivory; Maulino forest; Nothofagus

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRANIVORY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SEED PREDATION; SEED SIZE;

CHILE; MAULINO FOREST;

NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS GLAUCA; NOTHOFAGUS OBLIQUA; PINUS RADIATA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0141906776     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00094-6     Document Type: Article

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