Seed addition experiments are more likely to increase recruitment in larger‐seeded species

By A. Moles, M. Westoby. 2002

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Global mapping of Jatropha curcas yield based on response of fitness to present and future climate (2010, methodology): “Analyses of seed addition projects worldwide for 84 large-seeded tree species demonstrate significant positive linear relationships (P 5 0.0026) between seed mass and seedling recruitment probability (Moles & Westoby, 2002; Moles et al., 2004) and hence species occurrence probability.”
The Ecology and Evolution of Seed Dispersal: A Theoretical Perspective (2003, result): “This idea is further reinforced by the finding (Moles & Westoby 2002) that seed addition is more likely to increase abundance in larger-seeded species.”
Seed limitation in a Panamanian forest (2005, background): “We found that the seedling establishment rate per seed added did not differ between small-, medium- and large-seeded species, in contrast to several previous reports from BCI (e.g. Harms et al. 2000; Dalling & Hubbell 2002) and general meta-analyses (Moles & Westoby 2002, 2004).”
The functional role of soil seed banks in natural communities. (2014, background): “As a rule of thumb, ten times smaller seeds can be produced in ten times higher number for a given canopy area (Aarssen and Jordan, 2001; Henery and Westoby, 2001; Moles and Westoby, 2002).”
Dispersion of traits related to competitive ability in an old‐field plant community (2007, background): “Moles & Westoby 2002; Turnbull et al. 2005), while smaller seeded species may have an increased probability of reaching potential sites as a result of a seed size-number trade-off (but see Leishman 2001).”
The Ecology of Seeds: References (2005, result): “A more recent analysis of Turnbull’s data confirms that although large-seeded species appear to be more seed-limited in the very short term, there is ultimately no relationship between seed size and the probability of increased recruitment (Moles & Westoby, 2002).”
Seed dispersal and recruitment limitation across spatial scales in temperate forest fragments (2004, background): “Recent reviews on seed addition experiments also suggest seed limitation is more likely for heavy-seeded species (Moles and Westoby 2002).”
Pollen limitation of plant reproduction: Ecological and evolutionary causes and consequences (2004, background): “The seed supplementation would determine the effect of increased seed production on the number of plants that germinate and survive to flowering (e.g., Turnbull et al. 2000, Moles and Westoby 2002).”
Effects of seed mass on seedling success in Artocarpus heterophyllus L., a tropical tree species of north-east India (2004, background): “The adaptational interpretation of trade-offs between seed mass and plant attributes have been discussed by Westoby et al. (1996) and Leishman et al.”