Reduced dispersal of native plant species as a consequence of the reduced abundance of frugivore species in fragmented rainforest

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 541-552

  Moran, Cath ^a   Catterall, Carla P ^a   Kanowski, John ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem function; Forest regeneration; Frugivory; Restoration; Secondary effect; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAT; BIRD; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RAINFOREST; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED DISPERSAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; LAMIACEAE; LAURACEAE; LOPHOLAIMUS ANTARCTICUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MELIACEAE; MYRTACEAE; PTILONORHYNCHUS VIOLACEUS; RUBIACEAE; VERTEBRATA; VITACEAE;

EID: 58749091443     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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