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Seed production by Gilbertiodendron dewevrei in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Congo, and its implications for large mammals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Stephen Blake  and
J. Michael Fay
Stephen Blake
Affiliation:
Nouabalé-Ndoki Project, Wildlife Conservation Society, 185th and Southern Bvd., Bronx. New York, 01464, USA.
J. Michael Fay
Affiliation:
Nouabalé-Ndoki Project, Wildlife Conservation Society, 185th and Southern Bvd., Bronx. New York, 01464, USA.
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Keywords

CongoGilbertiodendronmast fruitingseed predationseed production
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 13 , Issue 6 , November 1997 , pp. 885 - 891
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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