Phylogenetic and Functional Diversity of Fleshy-Fruited Plants Are Positively Associated with Seedling Diversity in a Tropical Montane Forest

Mutualistic interactions between plants and animals can affect both plant and animal communities, and potentially leave imprints on plant demography. Yet, no study has simultaneously tested how trait variation in plant resources shapes the diversity of animal consumers, and how these interactions in...

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Main Authors: Marcia C. Muñoz, H. Martin Schaefer, Katrin Böhning-Gaese, Eike Lena Neuschulz, Matthias Schleuning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2017.00093/full