Decline of a population of wild seeded breadfruit (Artocarpus mariannensis) on Guam, Mariana Islands

Pacific Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 509-522

  Wiles, Gary J ^a,b  

^a Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources   (Guam)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; HERBIVORY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; SEED PREDATION; SIZE STRUCTURE;

GUAM; MARIANA ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; ARTOCARPUS MARIANNENSIS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS MARIANNUS; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 25444521815     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/psc.2005.0052     Document Type: Article

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