Variation in seedling density and seed predation indicators for the emergent tree Dipteryx panamensis in continuous and fragmented rain forest

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 770-774

  Hanson, Thor ^a   Brunsfeld, Steven ^a   Finegan, Bryan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Dipteryx panamensis; Forest fragmentation; Hunting; Seed predation; Seedling density; Wet tropical forest

Indexed keywords

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUNTING; LOGGING (TIMBER); MAMMAL; POPULATION DENSITY; RAINFOREST; SEED PREDATION; SEEDLING; TROPICAL FOREST;

DIPTERYX ODORATA; DIPTERYX PANAMENSIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33750297011     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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