Forest edges show contrasting effects on an austral mistletoe due to differences in pollination and seed dispersal

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 713-721

  Magrach, Ainhoa ^a   Santamaría, Luis ^a   Larrinaga, Asier R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bombus dahlbomii; Dromiciops gliroides; Edge effects; Forest fragmentation; Fruit removal; Habitat fragmentation; Pollination; Sephanoides sephaniodes; Tristerix corymbosus

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIRD; DICOTYLEDON; DISTURBANCE; EDGE EFFECT; FITNESS; FLOWER VISITING; FOREST EDGE; FRUIT SET; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HEMIPARASITE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PATCHINESS; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED DISPERSAL;

BOMBUS DAHLBOMII; DROMICIOPS GLIROIDES; SEPHANOIDES SEPHANIODES; TRISTERIX CORYMBOSUS; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 84876674300     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12083     Document Type: Article

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