Dependence of broad-scale geographical variation in fleshy-fruited plant species richness on disperser bird species richness

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 295-304

  Márquez, Ana L ^a   Real, Raimundo ^a   Vargas, J Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Europe; Fleshy fruited plants; Frugivorous birds; Macroecology; Path analysis; Species richness; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FRUGIVORY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MACROECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRUIT; PLANT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 17144447229     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-822X.2004.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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