Burrowing Parrots <i>Cyanoliseus patagonus</i> as Long-Distance Seed Dispersers of Keystone Algarrobos, Genus <i>Prosopis</i>, in the Monte Desert

Burrowing Parrots <i>Cyanoliseus patagonus</i> as Long-Distance Seed Dispersers of Keystone Algarrobos, Genus <i>Prosopis</i>, in the Monte Desert

Understanding of ecosystem structure and functioning requires detailed knowledge about plant–animal interactions, especially when keystone species are involved. The recent consideration of parrots as legitimate seed dispersers has widened the range of mechanisms influencing the life cycle of many pl...

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Main Authors: Guillermo Blanco, Pedro Romero-Vidal, Martina Carrete, Daniel Chamorro, Carolina Bravo, Fernando Hiraldo, José L. Tella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
algarrobo
drylands
High Monte
parrots
seed dispersal
soft seed viability
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/5/204

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