Vegetation dynamics of predator-free land-bridge islands

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 253-263

  Terborgh, John ^a   Feeley, Kenneth ^b   Silman, Miles ^c   Nuñez, Percy ^d   Balukjian, Bradley ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN ANTONIO ABAD DEL CUSCO   (Peru)

Author keywords

Atta; Ecosystem; Howler monkey; Lago Guri; Land bridge island; Leaf cutter ants; Trophic cascade; Tropical dry forest; Vegetation dynamics; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

PREDATOR; TROPHIC CASCADE; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

BOLIVAR [VENEZUELA]; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

ACROMYRMEX; ALOUATTA; ATTA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 33645070274     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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