The Impact of Seed Dispersal by Black and Gold Howler Monkeys on Forest Regeneration

Ecological Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 311-321

  Bravo, Susana Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Eugenia punicifolia; Flooded forest; Ocotea diospyrifolia; Paran River; Saplings

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FECES; FLOODPLAIN FOREST; FLORISTICS; MORTALITY; NEOTROPIC ECOZONE; PRIMATE; RAINFOREST; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SAPLING; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL;

ARGENTINA; PARANA RIVER;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; HAPLORHINI; LAURACEAE; MYRTACEAE; NECTANDRA MEGAPOTAMICA; OCOTEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84858799892     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-011-0904-6     Document Type: Article

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