The effect of herbaceous understory cover on fruit removal and seedling survival in coastal dune forest trees in South Africa

Biotropica

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 428-432

  Tsvuura, Zivanai ^a   Griffiths, Megan E ^a   Lawes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acanthaceae; Herbivory; Isoglossa woodii; Recruitment limitation; Regeneration; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CANOPY GAP; DUNE; FRUIT; HERBIVORY; RECRUITMENT; REGENERATION; SEED PREDATION; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACANTHACEAE; ISOGLOSSA;

EID: 34247385126     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00270.x     Document Type: Article

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