Are seed dispersal and predation in fire-sensitive Persoonia species (Proteaceae) associated with rarity?

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1151-1160

  Rymer, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonization; Extinction; Frugivory; Plant rarity; Seed dynamics

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; DICOTYLEDON; EXTINCTION; MARSUPIAL; RARE SPECIES; RARITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION;

PERSOONIA; PERSOONIA LANCEOLATA; PERSOONIA MOLLIS; PROTEACEAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 33750941383     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507316     Document Type: Article

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