DISPERSAL OF AN INTRODUCED SHRUB (CRATAEGUS-MONOGYNA) BY THE BRUSH-TAILED POSSUM (TRICHOSURUS-VULPECULA)

被引：23
作者：
BASS, DA
机构：
[1] Department of Geography and Planning, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales
来源：
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY | 1990年 / 15卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1111/j.1442-9993.1990.tb01531.x
中图分类号：
Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];
学科分类号：
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要：
The Brush‐tailed possum Trichosurus vulpecula eats the fleshy fruits of the introduced shrub Crataegus monogyna and defaecates intact seeds at least 0–50 m away. Viability of seeds recovered from faeces was >73%. comparable to the viability of fresh seeds (87.6%). Seed dispersal by possums has been largely neglected and may have important implications for invasion by woody weeds in Australasia. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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