Quantity and spatial distribution of seeds dispersed by a western lowland gorilla population in south-east Cameroon

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 201-212

  Petre, Charles Albert ^a   Tagg, Nikki ^b   Beudels Jamar, Roseline ^c   Haurez, Barbara ^d   Salah, Marcel ^a   Spetschinsky, Victoria ^e   Willie, Jacob ^a   Doucet, Jean Louis ^a  

^a Département BIOSE   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^d Ecl Regionale Post Univ d'Amenagement et de Gestion Integres des Forets et Territoires Tropicaux   (Belgium)

^e Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

deposition site suitability; forest dynamics; Gorilla gorilla gorilla; large seeds; seed dispersal effectiveness; shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

FOREST DYNAMICS; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MICROHABITAT; PRIMATE; SEED DISPERSAL; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CAMEROON;

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA;

EID: 84928606686     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467415000073     Document Type: Article

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