Animal-dispersed pioneer trees enhance the early regeneration in Atlantic Forest restoration plantations

Natureza e Conservacao

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 41-46

  Viani, Ricardo Augusto Gorne ^a   Vidas, Natassia Bonini ^b   Pardi, Mariana Meireles ^b   Castro, Diana Carolina Vásquez ^b   Gusson, Eduardo ^b   Brancalion, Pedro H S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Frugivores; Natural regeneration; Restoration ecology; Seed dispersion; Tropical forest restoration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942986931     PISSN: 16790073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncon.2015.03.005     Document Type: Article

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