Potential impact of mammal defaunation on the early regeneration of a large-seeded palm in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Defaunation, the decline in animal species and populations, is biased towards large-bodied animals that have unique roles as dispersers of large seeds. However, it is speculated that these roles may still be performed by smaller animals, such as small mammals like rodents and marsupials, that thrive...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2020-06-01
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Series: | Neotropical Biology and Conservation |
Online Access: | https://neotropical.pensoft.net/article/54017/download/pdf/ |