Vegetation diversity influences endozoochoric seed dispersal by moose (Alces alces L.)

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1250-1264

  Jaroszewicz, Bogdan ^a   Pirożnikow, Ewa ^b   Churski, Marcin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Herbivores; Seed dispersal; Seedling emergence; Species richness; Ungulates; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; POACEAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 84884526708     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-013-0244-3     Document Type: Article

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