Massive seed predation of Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Bombacaceae) by parakeets Brotogeris versicolurus (Psittacidae) in a forest fragment in brazil
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Associação Tropical Biology Inc
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Here we report massive seed predation of Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Bombacaceae) by Botogeris versicolurus (Psittacidae) in a forest fragment in Brazil. The intensity of seed predation was very high when compared to other studies in continuous forest, perhaps resulting from a scarcity of resources in such areas. This scarcity may limit the range of parrot's diet to a few plant species. It suggests that studies of Psittacidae seed predation may be important for conservation of some plants in fragments.
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Atlantic forest, Brazil, brotogeris versicolums, forest fiagmentation, Pseudobombax grandiflorum, Psittacidae, seed predation
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English
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Biotropica. Lawrence: Associação Tropical Biology Inc., v. 34, n. 4, p. 613-615, 2002.
