Extensive hydrochory uncouples spatiotemporal patterns of seedfall and seedling recruitment in a 'bird-dispersed' riparian tree

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 797-807

  Hampe, Arndt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bird dispersal; Hydrochory; Hydrology; Interannual variation; Landscape features; Mediterranean climate; Secondary seed dispersal; Seed rain; Seedling emergence; Spatial autocorrelation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHORY; RECRUITMENT; RIPARIAN FOREST; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; ZOOCHORY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALNUS; AVES; BETULACEAE; FRANGULA; FRANGULA ALNUS; RIPARIA;

EID: 5344250407     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2004.00918.x     Document Type: Article

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