Seed rain into upland plant communities in Hong Kong, China

Plant Ecology

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-22

  Au, Angel Y Y ^a   Corlett, Richard T ^a   Hau, Billy C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Birds; Frugivory; Seed dispersal; Seed traps; Succession; Tropics

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ECOLOGY; FRUGIVORY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED RAIN; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION COVER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

AVES; EURYA CHINENSIS; PYCNONOTIDAE; PYCNONOTUS;

EID: 33747079237     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9108-5     Document Type: Article

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