Seed Dispersal and Demography of Pioneer Trees: The Case of Hortia arborea

Plant Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-365

  Melo, F P L ^a   Tabarelli, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Atlantic forest; Hortia arborea; Pioneer species; Rutaceae; Seed dispersal; Treefall gaps

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; FRUGIVORY; GERMINATION; PIONEER SPECIES; RECRUITMENT; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL;

BRAZIL;

DASYPROCTA; DASYPROCTA PRYMNOLOPHA; HORTIA ARBOREA; IRMAOS; RODENTIA; RUTACEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141993706     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42717     Document Type: Article

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