Dispersal traits determine passive restoration trajectory of a Nigerian montane forest

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 32-40

  Barnes, Andrew D ^a,b   Chapman, Hazel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Afromontane; Community assembly; Fruit traits; Passive restoration; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY RULE; CATTLE; COLONIZATION; FOREST EDGE; FRUIT; GRAZING; HABITAT RESTORATION; MONTANE FOREST; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NIGERIA;

EID: 84896342071     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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