Differences between structural and functional environmental heterogeneity caused by seed dispersal

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 787-792

  Gomez J M ^a   Valladares, F ^b   Puerta Pinero C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Light environment; Quercus ilex; Seed dispersal; Spatial heterogeneity; Structural vs functional heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOCHORY;

CORVIDAE; ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 11144295841     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2004.00912.x     Document Type: Article

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