Recruitment dynamics of a fleshy-fruited plant (Olea europaea): Connecting patterns of seed dispersal to seedling establishment

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 622-633

  Rey, Pedro J ^a   Alcántara, Julio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Avian seed dispersal; Biotic and abiotic factors; Microhabitats; Plant recruitment; Seed seedling conflicts

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGENERATION; SAPLING; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; WATER STRESS;

RECRUITMENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 0343006850     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00472.x     Document Type: Article

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