Fellowship Year:
2019
Degree:
PhD
Research Country:
Argentina
Research Continent:
South America
Fields of Interest:
seed dispersal, frugivores, habitat connectivity, forest ecology,
Abstract:
My research seeks to understand the influence of frugivore-mediated seed dispersal on forest growth and diversity in the Humid Chaco ecoregion of Formosa, Argentina. I will specifically examine the roles of medium- and large-sized mammals in the seed dispersal processes of forests with varying levels of habitat connectivity