Pattern and impact of hornbill seed dispersal at nest trees in a moist evergreen forest in Thailand

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 545-553

  Kitamura, Shumpei ^a   Yumoto, Takakazu ^a   Poonswad, Pilai ^b   Noma, Naohiko ^c   Chuailua, Phitaya ^b   Plongmai, Kamol ^b   Maruhashi, Tamaki ^d   Suckasam, Chumphon ^e  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

^d MUSASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Natl Pk Wildl Plant Conserv D   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aceros undulatus; Anthracoceros albirostris; Cinnamomum subavenium; Frugivory; Khao Yai National Park; Seed accumulation; Seed germination; Seedling survivorship

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN FOREST; FRUGIVORY; MONITORING; SEED DISPERSAL; ZOOCHORY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

ACEROS; ACEROS UNDULATUS; ANIMALIA; ANTHRACOCEROS; ANTHRACOCEROS ALBIROSTRIS; CINNAMOMUM;

EID: 4344632273     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467404001518     Document Type: Article

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