Impact of vertebrate acorn- and seedling-predators on a Mediterranean Quercus pyrenaica forest

By J. Gómez, Daniel García, Regino Zamora. 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Irradiance and oak seedling survival and growth in a heterogeneous environment (2007, background): “Biotically dispersed acorns are usually transported far from adult oaks, and buried under shrubs or under other tree species (Gómez et al., 2003a; Gómez, 2003).”
Microhabitats shift rank in suitability for seedling establishment depending on habitat type and climate (2005, background): “This result agrees with other studies conducted in Mediterranean systems, where pre-existing vegetation facilitates emergence and survival of woody seedlings (Herrera et al . 1994; Garcia 2001; Garrido 2003; Gomez et al . 2003; Castro et al . 2004).”
Factors affecting post-dispersal seed predation in two coexisting oak species: Microhabitat, burial and exclusion of large herbivores (2008, background): “…(removed or consumed in situ) by different animals; thus, seed–seedling transition could be considered an important bottleneck in the regeneration of the studied oaks, as has been documented for other oak species (Crow, 1992; Herrera, 1995; Santos and Tellerı́a, 1997; Gómez et al., 2003).”
Restoring Quercus pyrenaica forests using pioneer shrubs as nurse plants (2006, unknown): “However, plantations of Q. pyrenaica suffer heavy losses, primarily from summer drought, that destroy restoration efforts (e.g. Gómez et al. 2003; Fernández-Abascal et al. 2004).”
APPLYING PLANT FACILITATION TO FOREST RESTORATION: A META-ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF SHRUBS AS NURSE PLANTS (2004, background): “…of plants in Mediterranean-type ecosystems usually improves when associated with neighbors (Pugnaire 1996a, b, Maestre et al. 2001, Callaway et al. 2002), resulting in a positive association of seedlings and saplings of tree species with shrubs (Garcı́a et al. 2000, Gómez et al. 2001a, 2003).”
Spatial patterns of recruitment in Mediterranean plant species: linking the fate of seeds, seedlings and saplings in heterogeneous landscapes at different scales (2008, background): “…of the studies also included habitat as a source of variation, comparing recruitment patterns in forest vs. shrubland (e.g. Herrera et al. 1994; Gómez et al. 2003), shrubland vs. herbaceous vegetation (e.g. Calviño-Cancela 2002; Traveset et al. 2003), or mainland vs. island (e.g. Lázaro et al.…”
Goat grazing, its interactions with other herbivores and biodiversity conservation issues (2012, background): “According to amora et al. (2001) and Gómez et al. (2003), the conseration and restoration of forests of most Mediterranean ountains require the proper management of both wild nd domestic ungulates.”
Mediterranean pine and oak distribution in southern Spain: Is there a mismatch between regeneration and adult distribution? (2011, background): “G´omez et al. 2001, 2003), together with negative effects of some silvicultural practices such as overstorey clearcuts and soil treatments (e.g. del Cerro Barja et al. 2009), all hamper the natural regeneration of Mediterranean forests.”
Herbivory has a greater impact in shade than in sun: response of Quercus pyrenaica seedlings to multifactorial environmental variation (2004, background): “pyrenaica regeneration in open microhabitats (Gómez et al. 2003).”
Rodent acorn selection in a Mediterranean oak landscape (2007, background): “Most of the literature deals with just one acorn species (Shaw 1968; Herrera 1995; Gomez et al. 2003; Gomez 2004a, b; Pulido and Dı́az 2005).”
Physical defence traits enhance seedling survival of neotropical tree species (2007, background): “Journal compilation © 2007 British Ecological Society, Functional Ecology , 21 , 1044‐1054 and physical disturbance due to vertebrate activity and litterfall (Clark & Clark 1989; Kitajima & Augspurger 1989; Gartner 1991; Gomez, Garcia & Zamora 2003 ).”
Eradication of Feral Pigs From Pinnacles National Monument (2008, background): “Managers also were concerned that an abundance of feral pigs may reduce oak (Quercus spp.) regeneration through consumption of mast (Peart et al. 1994, Loggins et al. 2002, Gomez et al. 2003, Shucun et al. 2004).”