Leftovers in seed dispersal: Ecological implications of partial seed consumption for oak regeneration

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 194-201

  Perea, Ramón ^a   San Miguel, Alfonso ^a   Gil, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apodemus sylvaticus; Burial; Dispersal; Dispersal distance; Embryo damage; Germination; Microhabitat; Predator satiation; Quercus pyrenaica; Root system

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO; EVERGREEN TREE; GERMINATION; PROBABILITY; REGENERATION; RODENT; ROOT SYSTEM; SEED DISPERSAL; SHRUB;

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; QUERCUS PYRENAICA; RODENTIA;

EID: 78650356800     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01749.x     Document Type: Article

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