Potential role of frugivorous birds (Passeriformes) on seed dispersal of six plant species in a restinga habitat, southeastern Brazil

Restingas are considered stressful habitats associated with the Brazilian Atlantic forest, and their ecological interactions are poorly known. The goal of the present study was to determine the potential role of frugivorous birds as seed dispersers in a restinga habitat. Data were collected in Parqu...

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Main Authors: Verônica Souza da Mota Gomes, Maria Célia Rodrigues Correia, Heloisa Alves de Lima, Maria Alice S. Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2008-03-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442008000100015