Importance of shade trees (Grevillea robusta) in the dispersal of forest tree species in managed tea plantations of southern Western Ghats, India

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-197

  Chetana, H C ^a   Ganesh, T ^a  

^a ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

Author keywords

frugivores; seed dispersal; shade tree; tea; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

COFFEE; COLONIZATION; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DICOTYLEDON; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST EDGE; FRUGIVORY; PLANTATION; RAINFOREST; SEED DISPERSAL; SHRUB; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEA;

INDIA; WESTERN GHATS;

AVES; GREVILLEA ROBUSTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84857211306     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467411000721     Document Type: Article

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