Frugivorous birds visit fruits of emerging alien shrub species more frequently than those of native shrub species in the South African Mediterranean climate region

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-78

  Mokotjomela, T M ^a,b   Musil, C F ^a   Esler, K J ^b  

^a Climate Change and Bio Adaptation Division   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bird body mass; Bird species richness; Bird visitation frequency; Emerging alien plants; Established alien plants; Native plants

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIRD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; DISPERSAL; FLOWER VISITING; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; GERMINATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; SHRUB; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84875247241     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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