Population status and reproductive success of an endangered epiphytic orchid in a fragmented landscape

Biotropica

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 640-647

  Parra Tabla, Victor ^a,b   Vargas, Carlos F ^c   Naval, Celina ^a   Calvo, Luz M ^d   Ollerton, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Habitat fragmentation; Mexico; Orchid conservation; Pollen limitation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EPIPHYTE; EXTINCTION; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HOST PLANT; JUVENILE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MONOCOTYLEDON; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEEDLING; TROPICAL REGION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

ANIMALIA; MYRMECOPHILA CHRISTINAE; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 80052412497     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00752.x     Document Type: Article

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