Seed dispersal in changing landscapes

Biological Conservation

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-13

  McConkey, Kim R ^a   Prasad, Soumya ^b   Corlett, Richard T ^c   Campos Arceiz, Ahimsa ^d   Brodie, Jedediah F ^e   Rogers, Haldre ^f   Santamaria, Luis ^g  

^a A V Ramarao Research Foundation   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Climate change; Fragmentation; Hunting; Overharvesting; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HARVESTING; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LANDSCAPE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEED DISPERSAL; SURVIVAL; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EID: 84857452136     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.09.018     Document Type: Review

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