Local extinction of an important seed disperser does not modify the spatial distribution of the endemic palm Astrocaryum aculeatissimum (Schott) Burret (Arecaceae)

Spatial pattern of the palm Astrocaryum aculeatissimum was investigated in an urban Atlantic Forest fragment (Tijuca National Park, Brazil) where its main seed disperser, the red-rumped agouti Dasyprocta leporina, is locally extinct. A 120 × 130 m plot (1.56 ha) was established in which all A. acule...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta Botânica Brasílica 2015-06, Vol.29 (2), p.244-250
Hauptverfasser:	Zucaratto, Rodrigo, Pires, Alexandra dos Santos
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atlantic Forest palm recruitment distances Ripley's K function spatial patterns
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