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Seed dispersal as an ecosystem service: frugivore loss leads to decline of a socially valued plant, Capsicum frutescens

Species interactions, both mutualistic and antagonistic, are widely recognized as providing important ecosystem services. Fruit‐eating animals influence plant recruitment by increasing germination during gut passage and moving seeds away from conspecifics. However, relative to studies focused on the...

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Autores principales: Egerer, Monika H., Fricke, Evan C., Rogers, Haldre S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5947168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29271019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.1667