Functional redundancy and complementarities of seed dispersal by the last neotropical megafrugivores.

Functional redundancy has been debated largely in ecology and conservation, yet we lack detailed empirical studies on the roles of functionally similar species in ecosystem function. Large bodied frugivores may disperse similar plant species and have strong impact on plant recruitment in tropical fo...

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Main Authors: Rafael S Bueno, Roger Guevara, Milton C Ribeiro, Laurence Culot, Felipe S Bufalo, Mauro Galetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3567037?pdf=render