Fruit-frugivore interactions in a Malagasy littoral forest - Universiteit ...
Fruit-frugivore interactions in a Malagasy littoral forest - Universiteit ...
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Chapter 4<br />
Fig. 2. Monthly fruit availability and ra<strong>in</strong>fall <strong>in</strong> Sa<strong>in</strong>te Luce and Kir<strong>in</strong>dy. Fleshy fruits are fruits<br />
characterised as juicy soft, juicy fibrous or arillate, non-fleshy fruits are dry fibrous or do not have<br />
any pulp.<br />
118<br />
% of sp with ripe<br />
fruits<br />
% of sp with ripe fruits<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
Phenology (N=54)<br />
ra<strong>in</strong>fall (2480mm)<br />
Sa<strong>in</strong>te Luce<br />
J F M A M J J A S O N D<br />
Months<br />
Phenology (N=38)<br />
ra<strong>in</strong>fall (721mm)<br />
Kir<strong>in</strong>dy<br />
J F M A M J J A S O N D<br />
Months<br />
non fleshy fruits<br />
fleshy fruits<br />
ra<strong>in</strong>fall<br />
600<br />
500<br />
400<br />
300<br />
200<br />
100<br />
0<br />
600<br />
500<br />
400<br />
300<br />
200<br />
100<br />
0<br />
Ra<strong>in</strong>fall (mm)<br />
Ra<strong>in</strong>fall (mm)