Mammalian herbivores as potential seed dispersal vectors in ancient woodland fragments

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 292-303

  Panter, Christopher J ^a   Dolman, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ancient semi natural woodland; deer; endozoochory; herbivory; seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; DAMA DAMA; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; MAMMALIA; MUNTIACUS; MUNTIACUS REEVESI; PLANTAGO MAJOR; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VERONICA; VERONICA MONTANA;

EID: 84868103239     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/11-112     Document Type: Article

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