Complementary endozoochorous long-distance seed dispersal by three native herbivorous ungulates in Europe

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 321-332

  Pellerin, Maryline ^a,b   Picard, Mélanie ^a   Saïd, Sonia ^b   Baubet, Eric ^b   Baltzinger, Christophe ^a  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Dispersal curve; Endozoochory; GPS; Gut retention; Ungulate paths

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959043165     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2016.01.005     Document Type: Article

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