Effects of forest conversion into cashew orchards on seed‐ and fruit‐animal interaction rates in West Africa
Abstract We quantified seed removal and artificial fruit‐animal interaction rates in forests and cashew orchards, in Guinea‐Bissau, to understand whether the effects of land‐use change extend into ecosystem functions. We found higher removal rates of pumpkin seeds in the forests, where rodents were more often involved in the seed removal events.
Authors
- João Fábio Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7967-6569)
- Ana Filipa Palmeirim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-0578)
- Manuel Lopes‐Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2761-7962)
- Raquel Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5554-9066)
- Isnaba Nhassé
- Daniel Na Mone
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Université Kofi Annan de Guinée (GN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biotropica
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13403
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.28
Funders
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme