Title
Mecanismos de dispersion de diasporas de una selva decidua en Venezuela
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1984
Volume Number
16
Source Publication
Biotropica
Abstract
The predommant life-forms in a deciduous forest of northem Venezuela are found to be phanerophytes, lianas and chamaephytes. The dispersal mechanisms in this forest are anemochory (42%), zoochory (30%), barochory (19%), and autochory (9%). The distribution of dispersal mechanisms is a function of topography and the stratification of vegetation; anemochory dominates at higher elevations and in the upper strata of vegetation, whereas zoochory is most common at lower elevations and in lower levels of the forest.
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