Dispersal palm fruits in different vegetation types in the southwestern Amazon

Abstract

The disperser animals play an important role in spatial distribution and recruitment of seedlings habits colonization because of their different behavior. The objective of this study was to evaluate the secondary dispersion of Attalea butyraceae and Attalea phalerata fruits in two vegetation types (Open Forest with Bamboo and Forest Open with Palm) and the interaction of wildlife. We seek to answer two questions: 1) The interaction of wildlife through the removal and consumption of fruits Attalea butyraceae and Attalea phalerata is influenced by environments of deposition? 2) Presents the fauna feeding preference for differentiated Attalea butyraceae and Attalea phalerata? At the end of the experiment the amount of fruit available on the ground was different to the environments. We found that the interaction of wildlife considering the removed and consumed fruits was influenced by the environment, the more effective for the area with predominant bamboo. The fauna showed no feeding preference for differentiated Attalea butyraceae and Attalea phalerata.