Wild boars as seed dispersal agents of exotic plants from agricultural lands to conservation areas

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-54

  Dovrat, G ^a,c   Perevolotsky, A ^b   Ne'eman, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c University of Haifa Oranim ^*

Author keywords

Endozoochory; Epizoochory; Invasive; Mediterranean flora; Sus scrofa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DROUGHT; FECES; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HAIR; INVASIVE SPECIES; OMNIVORY; PIG; PRIMATE; PROTECTED AREA; RUDERAL; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SHRUB; URBAN AREA; VIABILITY; WILD POPULATION; ZOOCHORY;

HAIFA [ISRAEL]; ISRAEL; RAMAT HANADIV PARK;

MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 83955165266     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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