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Sacred fig trees promote frugivore visitation and tree seedling abundance in South India [PDF]
, 2012 While sacred groves (forest fragments protected for religious reasons) are widely acknowledged to have a beneficial effect on biodiversity conservation, the ecological benefits of individual sacred trees remain unknown.
Caughlin, Timothy T +2 more
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Demographic limitation processes [PDF]
, 2004 20 páginas, 2 figuras, 1 tabla, 3 cuadros.-- Editor: Valladares, F.[ES]: Procesos de limitación demográfica. Este capítulo ofrece una revisión de los factores que afectan a la regeneración natural de la vegetación, considerando la serie de etapas ...
Arroyo Marín, Juan +4 more
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Folia OecologicaInsights into the relationships between tree species and their potential seed dispersers in a specific region are vital for determining spatial distribution and population dynamics that rely solely on natural regeneration. Several factors influence fruit
Sukumaran Arun +5 more
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de CiênciasFrugivore bats are important seed dispersers in forests and their abundance are associated with the presence of zoochoric plants. In this context, the aim of our study was to investigate the association of the frugivore bat S.
DENYELLE HENNAYRA CORÁ +6 more
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Knowledge of dwellers about frugivory by birds in an urbanized region with restinga fragments in southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Biotemas, 2009 Ecological knowledge can be important to reveal in raising the awareness of people which becomes reflected in action on their local environment. This study evaluated the knowledge of dwellers about frugivory by birds in restinga fragments, an ecosystem ...
César Cestari
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2007 O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar se o morcego frugívoro Artibeus lituratus pode ser considerado indutor na germinação de sementes de Cecropia pachystachya, sendo avaliadas a taxa e a velocidade de germinação das sementes em diferentes condições ...
Ricardo Anghinoni Bocchese +2 more
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Odnosi između biljaka i sredozemnih guštera [PDF]
, 1999 Different kinds of interactions between lizards and plants in the Mediterranean basin have been described. Lizards have shown to »use« plants as a refuge against predators, as a foraging site, as a thermal microhabitat or as a food resource.
Anna Traveset, Valentin Pérez-Mellado
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2012 Fruit color and odor are the main features regulating the rate of fruit predation and dispersal. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of odor and color on fruit predators and dispersers.
Aliny Oliveira Barcelos +2 more
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Frugivory and dispersal of Faramea cyanea (Rubiaceae) in Cerrado woody plant formations
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2003 The objective of this study was to observe and compare the community of birds that utilize the tree species Faramea cyanea, in contiguous areas of cerradão and gallery forest, and also to characterize the behavioral patterns of the birds.
Melo C., Bento E. C., Oliveira P. E.
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Padrão de frugivoria por Tapirus terrestris na Mata Atlântica do norte do Espírito Santo, Brasil [PDF]
, 2015 A anta Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758), último representante da megafauna Pleistocênica na região Neotropical, representa um importante grupo funcional, pois se alimentam de uma grande variedade de espécies vegetais, especialmente frutos. No entanto,
SEIBERT, J. B.
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