Seed dispersal and spatial distribution of Attalea geraensis (Arecaceae) in two remnants of Cerrado in Southeastern Brazil

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-187

  Bonjorne de Almeida, Lilian ^a   Galetti, Mauro ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b Grupo de Fenologia e Dispersão de Sementes   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arecaceae; Attalea; Scatter hoarding rodents; Seed dispersal; Seed predation; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CERRADO; MONOCOTYLEDON; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARECACEAE; ATTALEA; CLYOMYS BISHOPI; COLEOPTERA; DASYPROCTA; DASYPROCTA AZARAE; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34548599505     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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