| Titre : | Alpine flora may depend on declining frugivorous parrot for seed dispersal |
| Auteurs : | Laura M. Young, Auteur ; Dave Kelly, Auteur ; Ximena J. Nelson, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Biological Conservation (147(1) MAR 2012) |
| Article en page(s) : | 133-142 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : | Globally, bird numbers are declining, with potentially serious flow-on effects on ecosystem processes, such as seed dispersal mutualisms. However, management to maintain seed dispersal may be inappropriate if unexpected animals are the most important dispersers. Numbers of the world's only alpine parrot, the New Zealand kea (Nestor notabilis), have declined drastically over the last 120 years after an intense period of official persecution. Today |



