Endozoochory by Goats and White-Tailed Deer: Type of Ruminant Affect Recovery and Germination of Neltuma pallida Seeds

The "algarrobo", Neltuma pallida is a key tree species in the seasonally dry tropical forests in Equatorial Pacific South America, currently at risk. Its regeneration depends on endozoochorous seed dispersal, in which seeds are ingested and later defecated by animals, helping to release and scarify...

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Main Authors:	Salinas Marcos, Jorge, Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro, Aguirre, Lucrecia
Format:	Artículo preliminar
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Preprints.org / MDPI 2025
Subjects:	Endozoochory Scarification Ruminant Germination Physical dormancy Endozoocoria Escarificación Rumiante Germinación Dormición física https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.00 Cabra; groupers; Venado; Deer; Semilla; Seed; Bosque seco; Dry forests; Prosopis; Capra hircus; Regenaración natural; natural regeneration
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2958 https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202511.1812.v1