Biased seed rain in forest edges: Evidence from the Brazilian Atlantic forest

Biological Conservation

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-60

  de Melo, Felipe Pimentel Lopes ^a   Dirzo, Rodolfo ^b   Tabarelli, Marcelo ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Atlantic forest; Edge effects; Habitat loss; Large seeded trees; Seed rain

Indexed keywords

FOREST EDGE; HABITAT LOSS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED RAIN; SEED SIZE; SPECIES RICHNESS; VERTEBRATE;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; COIMBRA [MINAS GERAIS]; MINAS GERAIS; SOUTH AMERICA;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745232761     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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