Is Markhamia lutea's abundance determined by animal foraging?

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 308, Issue , 2013, Pages 62-66

  Chapman, Colin A ^a,b   Bonnell, Tyler R ^c   Sengupta, Raja ^c   Goldberg, Tony L ^d   Rothman, Jessica M ^e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Kibale National Park; Non equilibrium state; Seed dispersal; Tree mortality

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; NATIONAL PARKS; NONEQUILIBRIUM STATE; SEED DISPERSAL; TREE MORTALITY;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FRUITS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; BUD; FLOWER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HERB; HERBIVORY; MORTALITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION SIZE; PRIMATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL FOREST;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; FORESTRY; FRUITS; MORTALITY; SEEDS; TREES;

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; UGANDA;

EID: 84882953358     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.07.052     Document Type: Article

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