Sacoglottis gabonensis- a keystone fruit for forest elephants in the Réserve de faune du petit loango, Gabon

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-163

  Morgan, Bethan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest elephant; Fruiting; Gabon; Keystone resource; Loxodonta cyclotis; Sacoglottis gabonensis

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DOMINANCE; ELEPHANT; FRUIT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HERB; KEYSTONE SPECIES; NATURE RESERVE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; GABON; LOANGO NATIONAL PARK; OGOOUE MARITIME; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ELEPHANTIDAE; HUMIRIACEAE; LOXODONTA CYCLOTIS; MARANTACEAE; SACOGLOTTIS; SACOGLOTTIS GABONENSIS; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 66749151976     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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