Dispersal patterns of Quercus serrata acorns by wood mice in and around canopy gaps in a temperate forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 227, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 71-78

  Iida, Shigeo ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hoarding behavior; Microhabitat preference; Ogawa Forest Reserve; Rodent; Seed dispersal; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

REGIONAL PLANNING; SEED; WOOD PRODUCTS;

HOARDING BEHAVIOR; MICROHABITAT PREFERENCE; OGAWA FOREST RESERVE; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY GAP; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GERMINATION; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; TEMPERATE FOREST;

FORESTRY; SEEDS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; IBARAKI; JAPAN; KANTO; OGAWA FOREST RESERVE;

QUERCUS SERRATA; RODENTIA;

EID: 33646083663     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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