Edge effects in a tropical montane forest mosaic: Experimental tests of post-dispersal acorn removal

Ecological Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-40

  López Barrera, Fabiola ^a,c   Newton, Adrian ^b   Manson, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Edge type; Forest fragmentation; Quercus; Sciurus; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

CLEARCUTTING; EDGE EFFECT; MONTANE FOREST; SEED PREDATION; SMALL MAMMAL;

CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MAMMALIA; QUERCUS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS;

EID: 13444267949     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-004-0016-7     Document Type: Article

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