Seasonal variations of wild apricot seed dispersal and hoarding by rodents in rehabilitated land

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1238-1243

  Ma, Qing Liang ^a   Zhao, Xue Feng ^a   Sun, Ming Yang ^a   Lu, Ji Qi ^a   Kong, Mao Cai ^b  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b State owned Yugong Forest Farm   (China)

Author keywords

Hoarding; Rehabilitated land; Rodent; Season; Wild apricot

Indexed keywords

CACHING; FRUIT; GERMINATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRUNUS; RODENT; SEASON; SEED DISPERSAL;

ANIMALS; PRUNUS; RODENTIA; SEASONS; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDS;

CHINA; HENAN; JIYUAN;

APODEMUS AGRARIUS; APODEMUS PENINSULAE; NIVIVENTER CONFUCIANUS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; RODENTIA;

EID: 77954258853     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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