The contribution of the Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) to the winter diet of frugivores in novel ecosystems

With the increasing expansion in urban areas, many species have adapted to utilising horticulturally used plants as alternate or augmentary food sources, in particular, during winter – when native foods are largely absent. Ornamental palms, particularly Canary Island Date Palms, fruit continuously d...

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Main Author: Spennemann Dirk HR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-01-01
Series:European Journal of Ecology
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spelling doaj-c328269639ca498dae74c42e5e3ac0ff2020-11-25T02:21:36ZengSciendoEuropean Journal of Ecology1339-84742019-01-0151273710.2478/eje-2019-0005eje-2019-0005The contribution of the Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) to the winter diet of frugivores in novel ecosystemsSpennemann Dirk HR0Institute for Land, Water and Society; Charles Sturt University; PO Box 789; Albury NSW 2640, AustraliaWith the increasing expansion in urban areas, many species have adapted to utilising horticulturally used plants as alternate or augmentary food sources, in particular, during winter – when native foods are largely absent. Ornamental palms, particularly Canary Island Date Palms, fruit continuously during most of the year and thus provide a stable food supply. Based on observational, metric and bio-chemical data, this paper examines the role Canary Island Date Palms can and do play in the nutrition of frugivorous animals, in particular, for birds. It demonstrates that with its nearly year-round provisioning of drupes, the palm plays a major role as a ‘staple’ and backup food source for several species.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eje.2019.5.issue-1/eje-2019-0005/eje-2019-0005.xml?format=INTfrugivorynovel ecosystemsurban landscapesnutritional analysis
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The contribution of the Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) to the winter diet of frugivores in novel ecosystems
European Journal of Ecology
frugivory
novel ecosystems
urban landscapes
nutritional analysis
author_facet Spennemann Dirk HR
author_sort Spennemann Dirk HR
title The contribution of the Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) to the winter diet of frugivores in novel ecosystems
title_short The contribution of the Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) to the winter diet of frugivores in novel ecosystems
title_full The contribution of the Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) to the winter diet of frugivores in novel ecosystems
title_fullStr The contribution of the Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) to the winter diet of frugivores in novel ecosystems
title_full_unstemmed The contribution of the Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) to the winter diet of frugivores in novel ecosystems
title_sort contribution of the canary island date palm (phoenix canariensis) to the winter diet of frugivores in novel ecosystems
publisher Sciendo
series European Journal of Ecology
issn 1339-8474
publishDate 2019-01-01
description With the increasing expansion in urban areas, many species have adapted to utilising horticulturally used plants as alternate or augmentary food sources, in particular, during winter – when native foods are largely absent. Ornamental palms, particularly Canary Island Date Palms, fruit continuously during most of the year and thus provide a stable food supply. Based on observational, metric and bio-chemical data, this paper examines the role Canary Island Date Palms can and do play in the nutrition of frugivorous animals, in particular, for birds. It demonstrates that with its nearly year-round provisioning of drupes, the palm plays a major role as a ‘staple’ and backup food source for several species.
topic frugivory
novel ecosystems
urban landscapes
nutritional analysis
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