Can salvage logging affect seed dispersal by birds into burned forests?

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 763-768

  Rost, J ^a   Pons, P ^a   Bas, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colonization; Frugivorous birds; Microhabitat; Post fire management; Seed rain; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COLONIZATION; FRUGIVORY; LOGGING (TIMBER); MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROHABITAT; RESPROUTING; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED RAIN; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WILDFIRE;

AVES; OLEA EUROPAEA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS;

EID: 70349099540     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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