Seed Dispersal Spectrum of Woody Species in South Ecuadorian Dry Forests: Environmental Correlates and the Effect of Considering Species Abundance
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Summary
The results suggest that spatio-temporal changes in the environmental conditions may affect important ecological processes for dispersal, and the predominance of one syndrome or another may depend on the spatial variation of environmental conditions.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2011-11-01
- Cited by
- 75
- References
- 64
- Access
- Open access
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Keywords
Biological dispersal, Seed dispersal, Ecology, Abundance (ecology), Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
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- β-Diversity of Functional Groups of Woody Plants in a Tropical Dry Forest in Yucatan
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