Effect of bat exclusion on patterns of seed rain in tropical rain forest in French Guiana

Biotropica

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 510-518

  Henry, Mickaël ^a   Jouard, Sylvie ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Frugivorous bats; Habitat disturbance; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAT; DISTURBANCE; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED RAIN; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FRENCH GUIANA; NOURAGUES; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARACEAE; CECROPIA; CYCLANTHACEAE; PIPERACEAE; SOLANUM; VISMIA;

EID: 34250765458     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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