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FRUGIVORY BY THE WHITE-BEARDED MANAKIN (Manacus manacus, PIPRIDAE) IN THE RESTINGA ATLANTIC FOREST ECOSYSTEM
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Cestári, César |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | In tropical forests, most woody plants rely on frugivores to disperse their seeds (Gentry 1982). The number of fruit species consumed, the patterns of fruit removal, and the seed treatment given by a frugivore may influence seed dispersal effectiveness, and, ultimately, plant recruitment (Schupp et al. 2010). Manakins (Pipridae) are small frugivorous passerines abundant in the understory of primary and secondary neotropical forests (Blake and Loiselle, 2002). Manakins have broad diets, eating whole a great variety of small fruits, thus potentially exerting important role as seed dispersers (Snow, 1962). In restinga forests from southeastern Brazil, an Atlantic forest ecosystem heavily impacted by urbanization (Sampaio, 2005), the White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus (Linnaeus, 1766) is one of the most common understory passerines. Therefore, this species may consume and disperse a great variety of seeds contributing for the dynamics and structure of restinga vegetation. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.seb-ecologia.org.br/revistas/indexar/anais/xiceb/pdf/632.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
