Harvesting of Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) March. seeds (Burseraceae) by the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens L. promotes seed aggregation and seedling mortality

Revista Brasileira de Botanica

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 553-560

  Silva, Paulo D ^a   Leal, Inara R ^a   Wirth, Rainer ^b   Tabarelli, Marcelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Atta sexdens; Leaf cutting ants; Protium heptaphyllum; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ATTA; ATTA SEXDENS; BURSERACEAE; FORMICIDAE; IRMAOS; PROTIUM HEPTAPHYLLUM;

EID: 38149056546     PISSN: 01008404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84042007000300019     Document Type: Article

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