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| CAMPOS,CLAUDIA M; CAMPOS,VALERIA E; MONGEAUD,ARNALDO; BORGHI,CARLOS E; DE LOS RÍOS,CLAUDIA; GIANNONI,STELLA M. |
| The fate of Prosopis flexuosa seeds dispersed by cattle is dependant on the spatial pattern of dung deposition and foraging movements. We hypothesised that cattle-use site classes explain the response variables related to seed input and fate of seeds, seedlings and saplings (small plants more than one year old). We defined sites with heavy cattle traffic ("trails" and "periphery of trails"), sites used for resting and foraging ("under Prosopis"), and sites where isolated individuals only walk ("under shrubs" and "bare soil"). Considering the established cattle-use site classes, our specific goals were to quantify and compare: (1) seeds transported in cattle dung; (2) seedlings 10 months after dung deposition; (3) established saplings; and (4) germinated... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Dung deposition; Endozoochory; Establishment; Germination; Seed input. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2011000200013 |
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