Using basic plant traits to predict ungulate seed dispersal potential

Ecography

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 440-449

  Albert, Aurélie ^a   Mårell, Anders ^a   Picard, Mélanie ^a   Baltzinger, Christophe ^a  

^a Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION ANALYSIS; GENE FLOW; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; PATCH DYNAMICS; POPULATION DECLINE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED DISPERSAL; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84929104511     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecog.00709     Document Type: Article

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