Abstract
Fig trees provide important resources to tropical animals, but is their keystone role affected by human disturbance? In Sri Lanka, we found that more bird species were found in close association with fruiting figs in urban areas, suggesting their role is accentuated there, and justifying their planting.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 300-303 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Biotropica |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- biodiversity crisis
- bird communities
- frugivory
- seed dispersal