Non-random dispersal by ants : long-term field data versus model predictions of population spread of a forest herb

Myrmecochory, i.e. dispersal of seeds by ants towards and around their nests, plays an important role in temperate forests. Yet hardly any study has examined plant population spread over several years and the underlying joint contribution of a hierarchy of dispersal modes and plant demography. We us...

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Main Authors: Heinken, Thilo, Winkler, Eckart
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Universität Potsdam 2009
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-46482
http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2010/4648/