Post‐dispersal fate of seeds in the Monte desert of Argentina: patterns of germination in successive wet and dry years
By L. Marone, M. Horno, R. G. D. Solar. 2000
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1 Patterns of seed germination of grass and forb species were studied in open Prosopis woodland of the central Monte desert (Argentina) during several years, to test the hypotheses that (i) seed germination is positively affected by both rainfall and protection afforded by vegetation cover (a facilitative effect), (ii) the number of surviving plants is positively influenced by rainfall but negatively affected by established vegetation (a competitive effect), and (iii) seed loss from soil banks owing to germination is lower than that caused by granivorous animals.
Subfields: Forestry, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Nature and Landscape Conservation
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- Ground beetles (Carabidae) as seed predators (2003, background): “In seed dispersal, predation is an important mortality factor (Harper, 1977; Crawley, 1992; Marone et al., 2000; Maron & Gardner, 2000).”
- Seed-density effects on germination and initial seedling establishment in eelgrass Zostera marina in the Chesapeake Bay region (2003, background): “In the terrestrial environment, seed–predator interactions are very important, often driven by densitydependent processes (Janzen 1971, Crawley 1992, Hulme 1994, Marone et al. 2000), with both plant and predator evolving various strategies to ensure their survival by altering encounter rates.”
- Seedling establishment of a boreal tree species (Pinus sylvestris) at its southernmost distribution limit: consequences of being in a marginal Mediterranean habitat (2004, result): “This contrasts with reports from northern areas, where high seed production (Koski 1991) coupled with survival rates commonly above 50% after several growing seasons (Ohlson & Zackrisson 1992; Makitalo 1999; Karlsson & Orlander 2000) ensures that there is an abundant bank of seedlings in the under”