Endozoochory by the guild of ungulates in Europe's primeval forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 305, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-28

  Jaroszewicz, Bogdan ^a   Piroznikow, Ewa ^b   Sondej, Izabela ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^d FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bison; Endozoochory; Large herbivores; Moose; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

BISON; ENDOZOOCHORY; LARGE HERBIVORES; MOOSE; SEED DISPERSAL;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; VECTORS;

SEED;

BIODIVERSITY; GERMINATION; GUILD; HERBIVORY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SECONDARY FOREST; SEED DISPERSAL; UNGULATE; WILD POPULATION; ZOOCHORY;

BIALOWIEZA FOREST; POLAND;

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BONASUS; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84879324067     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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