Role of the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in seed dispersal in tropical forests and implications of its decline;Le rôle du gorille des plaines de l'Ouest (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) dans la dissémination des graines en forêts tropicales et les implications de son déclin

Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 517-526

  Petre, Charles Albert ^a,b,c   Tagg, Nikki ^c   Haurez, Barbara ^a   Beudels Jamar, Roseline ^b   Huynen, Marie Claude ^a   Doucet, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Africa; Forest dynamics; Primate; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84883815750     PISSN: 13706233     EISSN: 17804507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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