Edge-mediated patterns of seed removal in experimentally connected and fragmented landscapes

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1373-1381

  Craig, Michael T ^a,b   Orrock, John L ^c   Brudvig, Lars A ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corridor; Longleaf pine plantation; Matrix; Savannah River Site

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONNECTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EDGE EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MATRIX; NATURE RESERVE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION;

SAVANNAH RIVER SITE; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 80855130690     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-011-9650-y     Document Type: Article

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