Effects of forest conversion into cashew orchards on seed- and fruit-animal interaction rates in West Africa

IF 1.8 3区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ECOLOGY

Biotropica Pub Date : 2024-11-19 DOI:10.1111/btp.13403

Isnaba Nhassé, Raquel Oliveira, Daniel Na Mone, João Soares, Manuel Lopes-Lima, Ana Filipa Palmeirim

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Abstract

We quantified seed removal and artificial fruit-animal interaction rates in forests and cashew orchards, in Guinea-Bissau, to understand whether the effects of land-use change extend into ecosystem functions. We found higher removal rates of pumpkin seeds in the forests, where rodents were more often involved in the seed removal events.

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Biotropica 环境科学-生态学

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

9.50%

发文量

122

审稿时长

8-16 weeks

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