Massive Seed Predation of Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Bombacaceae) by Parakeets Brotogeris versicolurus (Psittacidae) in a Forest Fragment in Brazil1

Mercival Roberto Francisco; Vitor de Oliveira Lunardi; Mauro Galetti

doi:10.1646/0006-3606(2002)034[0613:MSPOPG]2.0.CO;2

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Mercival Roberto Francisco,^1,* Vitor de Oliveira Lunardi,¹ Mauro Galetti^2,**

¹aPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Depa
²bPlant Phenology and Seed Dispersal Research Group, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Estadual

^* Corresponding author; pmrf@iris.ufscar.br
^** mgaletti@rc.unesp.br

Abstract

Here we report massive seed predation of Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Bombacaceae) by Botogeris versicolurus (Psittacidae) in a forest fragment in Brazil. The intensity of seed predation was very high when compared to other studies in continuous forest, perhaps resulting from a scarcity of resources in such areas. This scarcity may limit the range of parrot’s diet to a few plant species. It suggests that studies of Psittacidae seed predation may be important for conservation of some plants in fragments.

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Mercival Roberto Francisco, Vitor de Oliveira Lunardi, and Mauro Galetti "Massive Seed Predation of Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Bombacaceae) by Parakeets Brotogeris versicolurus (Psittacidae) in a Forest Fragment in Brazil," BIOTROPICA 34(4), 613-615, (1 December 2002). https://doi.org/10.1646/0006-3606(2002)034[0613:MSPOPG]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 December 2002