Burial and secondary dispersal of small seeds in a tropical forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 595-605

  Marthews, Toby R ^a   Mullins, Christopher E ^a   Dalling, James W ^b   Burslem, David F R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Barro Colorado Island; Beads; Gaps; Litter; Panama; Pioneer trees; Predation; Rain splash; Raindrop impact; Seed dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANT; LITTER; MONOCOTYLEDON; PIONEER SPECIES; RAINDROP; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; SOIL SURFACE; TREEFALL; TROPICAL FOREST;

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND; CENTRAL AMERICA; GATUN LAKE; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

APEIBA ASPERA; CECROPIA; CECROPIA INSIGNIS; FORMICIDAE; TREMA; TREMA MICRANTHA;

EID: 57349158711     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740800535X     Document Type: Article

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