Frugivores and seed removal at Tetragastris altissima (Burseraceae) in a fragmented forested landscape of French Guiana

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 501-508

  Ratiarison, Sandra ^a   Forget, Pierre Michel ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Forest fragmentation; French Guiana; Frugivores; Seed removal; Tetragastris altissima

Indexed keywords

FRUGIVORY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SEED DISPERSAL;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BURSERACEAE; PRIMATES; TETRAGASTRIS;

EID: 23944490711     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467405002518     Document Type: Article

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