Alpine flora may depend on declining frugivorous parrot for seed dispersal

Biological Conservation

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 133-142

  Young, Laura M ^a   Kelly, Dave ^a   Nelson, Ximena J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alpine conservation; Frugivorous birds; Kea; Mutualisms; Nestor notabilis; New Zealand; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIRD; FLIGHT; FRUGIVORY; FRUITING; MOUNTAIN REGION; MUTUALISM; POPULATION DECLINE; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; NESTOR NOTABILIS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 84858153375     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.023     Document Type: Article

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