Effects of distinct types of disturbance on seed rain in the Atlantic forest of NE Brazil

Plant Ecology

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-95

  Martini, Adriana Maria Zanforlin ^a,b,c   Santos, Flavio Antonio Maës Dos ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fire; Miconia mirabilis; Natural treefall gaps; Seed size; Understorey; Wind dispersed seeds

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FIRE; GAP DYNAMICS; REGENERATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED RAIN; SEED SIZE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TREEFALL; UNDERSTORY;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; MICONIA MIRABILIS; MIRABILIS;

EID: 34047234680     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9192-6     Document Type: Article

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