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Frugivory and spatial patterns of seed deposition by carnivorous mammals in anthropogenic landscapes: a multi-scale approach.

José V JV López-Bao and Juan P JP González-Varo

PLoS One 6(1):e14569 (2011) PMID 21297861

Knowledge about how frugivory and seed deposition are spatially distributed is valuable to understand the role of dispersers on the structure and dynamics of plant populations. This may be particularly important within anthropogenic areas, where either the patchy distribution of wild plants or the presence of cultivated fleshy-fruits may influence plant-disperser interactions.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014569
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