Connectivity from a different perspective: Comparing seed dispersal kernels in connected vs. unfragmented landscapes

Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1274-1282

  Herrmann, John D ^a,b,c   Carlo, Tomás A ^d   Brudvig, Lars A ^b   Damschen, Ellen I ^e   Haddad, Nick M ^f   Levey, Douglas J ^g,h   Orrock, John L ^e   Tewksbury, Joshua J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^h NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemochory; Connectivity; Dispersal kernel; Habitat fragmentation; Isotope marker; Landscape ecology; Longleaf pine savanna; Seed dispersal; Zoochory

Indexed keywords

ANEMOCHORY; CONIFEROUS TREE; CONNECTIVITY; DECIDUOUS TREE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SAVANNA; SEASONALITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SHRUB; ZOOCHORY;

AVES; MORELLA CERIFERA; PINUS PALUSTRIS; RHUS COPALLINA;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SOUTH CAROLINA;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; SEEDS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 85047290305     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/15-0734.1     Document Type: Article

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