Fleshy fruits eating birds and their role in the seed dispersal of plants in Maoer Mountain, NE China |
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Authors: | Lu Changhu Sun Yueqi Chang Jiachuan Shao Li |
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Institution: | (1) Northeast Forestry University, 150040 Harbin, China;(2) Harbin School of Textile Industry, 150040 Harbin, China |
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Abstract: | There are 16 species of fleshy-fruit cating birds in Autumn in Maoer Mt. NE China. According to their feeding strategies.
we can divide them into 3 groups: 1. Pulp-cating birds, they get nutrition from pulp. so. their seeds are defecated completely.
These birds have a great effect on seed dispersal. 2. Seed-cating birds, they obtain nutrition from the seed but pulp. Seeds
are digested totally. They don’t disperse seeds at all. 3. Whole-fruit-eating birds, both seed and pulp are digested when
passing through gut. They don’t have any effect on seed dispersal either.
Supported by NSFC 39370137
(Responsible Editor: Sun Yueqi) |
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Keywords: | Fleshy-fruit eating birds Seed dispersal |
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