Long-term consequences of the alteration of the seed dispersal process of Euphorbia characias due to the Argentine ant invasion

Ecography

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 662-672

  Oliveras, Jordi ^a   Bas, Josep M ^a   Gómez, Crisanto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EMERGENCE; RECRUITMENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA CHARACIAS; FORMICIDAE; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; QUERCUS SUBER; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 26844566509     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2005.0906-7590.04250.x     Document Type: Article

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