Migration of an annual myrmecochore: A four year experiment with Melampyrum pratense L.

Plant Ecology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-72

  Heinken, Thilo ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial introduction; Colonization; Dispersal; Myrmecochory; NE Germany; Woodland herb

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; MIGRATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SOWING;

FORMICIDAE; MELAMPYRUM; MELAMPYRUM PRATENSE;

EID: 1842523148     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VEGE.0000019020.90968.0b     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Beattie A.J. 1983. Distribution of ant-dispersed plants. Sonderband naturwissenschaftlicher Verein Hamburg 7: 249-270.
2. Bierzychudek P. 1982. Life histories and demography of shade-tolerant temperate forest herbs: a review. New Phytologist 90: 757-776.
3. Bossuyt B., Hermy M. and Deckers J. 1999. Migration of herbaceous plant species across ancient-recent forest ecotones in central Belgium. Journal of Ecology 87: 628-638.
4. Brunet J. and von Oheimb G. 1998. Migration of vascular plants to secondary woodlands in southern Sweden. Journal of Ecology 86: 429-438.
5. Brunet J., von Oheimb G. and Diekmann M. 2000. Factors influencing vegetation gradients across ancient-recent woodland borderlines in southern Sweden. Journal of Vegetation Science 11: 515-524.
6. Cain M., Damman H. and Muir A. 1998. Seed dispersal and the Holocene migration of woodland herbs. Ecological Monographs 68: 325-347.
7. Culver D.C. and Beattie A.J. 1978. Myrmecochory in Viola: dynamics of seed-ant interactions in some West Virginia species. Journal of Ecology 66: 53-72.
8. Dzwonko Z. 2001. Migration of vascular plant species to a recent wood adjoining ancient woodland. Acta Societas Botanicorum Poloniae 70: 71-77.
9. Ehrlén J. and Eriksson O. 2000. Dispersal limitation and patch occupancy in forest herbs. Ecology 81: 1667-1674.
10. Frantzen J. and van den Bosch F. 2000. Spread of organisms: can travelling and dispersive waves be distinguished? Basic and Applied Ecology 1: 83-91.
11. Frey W., Heinz S., Hensen I. and Pfeiffer T. 1999. Nahausbreitung bei Pflanzen - Ermittlung der Ausbreitungsweiten von Diasporen mittels Klebeplatten. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 121: 75-84.
12. Gibson W. 1993. Selective advantages to hemiparasitic annuals, genus Melampyrum, of a seed-dispersal mutualism involving ants I: Favourable nest sites. Oikos 67: 334-344.
13. Gorb S.N. and Gorb E.V. 1995. Removal rates of seeds of five myrmecochorous plants by the ant Formica polyctena (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Oikos 73: 367-374.
14. Gorb S.N. and Gorb E.V. 1999a. Effects of ant species composition on seed removal in deciduous forest in eastern Europe. Oikos 84: 110-118.
15. Gorb S.N. and Gorb E.V. 1999b. Dropping rates of elaiosome-bearing seeds during transport by ants (Formica polyctena Foerst.): Implications for distance dispersal. Acta Oecologia 20: 509-518.
16. Handel S.N., Fisch S.B. and Schatz G.E. 1981. Ants disperse a majority of herbs in a mesic forest community in New York State. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 108: 430-437.
17. Harper J.L. 1977. Population biology of plants. Academic Press, New York.
18. Hegi G. 1974. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa. 2nd edn. Vol. VI/1. Carl Hanser, München.
19. Heinken T. 1998. Zum Einfluss des Alters von Waldstandorten auf die Vegetation in bodensauren Laubwäldern des niedersächsischen Tieflands. Archiv für Naturschutz und Landschaftsforschung 37: 201-232.
20. Heinken T., Hanspach H. and Schaumann F. 2001. Welche Rolle spielt die endozoochore Ausbreitung von Pflanzen durch wildlebende Säugetiere? Untersuchungen in zwei brandenburgischen Waldgebieten. Hercynia N.F 34: 237-259.
21. Heithaus E.R. 1986. Seed dispersal mutualism and the population density of Asarum canadense, an ant-dispersed plant. In: Estrada A. and Fleming T.H. (eds), Frugivores and seed dispersal. Dr W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 199-210.
22. Hermy M., Honnay O., Firbank L., Grashof-Bokdam C. and Lawesson J.E. 1999. An ecological comparison between ancient and other forest plant species of Europe, and the implications for forest conservation. Biological Conservation 91: 9-22.
23. Higashi S., Tsuyuzaki S., Ohara M. and Ito F. 1989. Adaptive advantages of ant-dispersed seeds in the myrmecochorous plant Trillium tschoskii (Liliaceae). Oikos 54: 389-394.
24. Higgins S.L. and Richardson D.M. 1999. Predicting plant migration rates in a changing world: The role of long-distance dispersal. The American Naturalist 153: 464-475.
25. Honnay O., Hermy M. and Coppin P. 1999. Impact of habitat quality on forest plant species colonization. Forest Ecology and Management 115: 157-170.
26. Kalisz S., Hanzawa P.M., Tonsor S.J., Thiede D.A. and Voigt S. 1999. Ant-mediated seed dispersal alters pattern of relatedness in a population of Trillium grandiflorum. Ecology 80: 2620-2634.
27. Kjellsson G. 1985. Seed fate in a population of Carex pilulifera L. I. Seed dispersal and ant-seed mutualism. Oecologia 85: 416-423.
28. Kot M., Lewis M.A. and van den Driesche P. 1996. Dispersal data and the spread of invading organisms. Ecology 77: 2027-2042.
29. Lozan J. 1992. Angewandte Statistik für Naturwissenschaftler. Paul Parey, Berlin & Hamburg.
30. Masselink A.K. 1980. Germination and seed population dynamics in Melampyrum pratense L. Acta Botanica Neerlandica 29: 451-468.
31. Matthies D. 1991. Die Populationsbiologie der annuellen Hemiparasiten Melampyrum arvense, Melampyrum cristatum, Melampyrum nemorosum (Scrophulariaceae). Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
32. Matlack G.R. 1994. Plant species migration in a mixed-history forest landscape in eastern North America. Ecology 75: 1491-1502.
33. Ohara M. and Higashi S. 1987. Interference by grounds beetles with the dispersal by ants of seeds of Trillium species (Liliaceae). Journal of Ecology 75: 1091-1098.
34. Ohkawara K. and Higashi S. 1994. Relative importance of ballistic and ant dispersal in two diplochorous Viola species (Violaceae). Oecologia 100: 135-140.
35. Ohkawara K., Higashi S. and Ohara M. 1996. Effects of ants, ground beetles and the seed-fall patterns on myrmecochory of Erythronium japonicum Deene (Liliaceae). Oecologia 106: 500-506.
36. Oostermeijer J.G.B. 1989. Myrmecochory in Polygala vulgaris L., Luzula campestris (L.) D.C. and Viola curtisii Forster in a Dutch Dune area. Oecologia 78: 302-311.
37. Pakeman R.J. 2001. Plant migration rates and seed dispersal mechanisms. Journal of Biogeography 28: 795-800.
38. Petersen P.M. and Philipp M. 2001. Implantation of forest plants in a wood on former arable land: a ten year experiment. Flora 196: 286-291.
39. Poschlod P., Bakker J., Bonn S. and Fischer S. 1996. Dispersal of plants in fragmented landscapes. In: Settele J., Margules C.R., Poschlod P. and Henle K. (eds), Species survival in fragmented landscapes. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 123-127.
40. Primack R.B. and Miao S.L. 1992. Dispersal can limit local plant distribution. Conservation Biology 6: 513-519.
41. Pudlo R.J., Beattie A.J. and Culver D.C. 1990. Population consequences of changes in an ant seed mutualism in Sanguinaria canadensis. Oecologia 46: 32-37.
42. Salisbury E.J. 1942. The reproductive capacity of plants. Bell, London.
43. Sernander R. 1906. Entwurf einer Monographie der europäischen Myrmekochoren. Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademie Handlingar 41: 1-410.
44. Shigesada N. and Kawasaki K. 1997. Biological invasions: theory and practice. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
45. Silvertown J. and Charlesworth D. 2001. Introduction to plant population biology. 4th edn. Blackwell Science, Oxford, etc.
46. Smith B.H., Forman P.D. and Boyd A.E. 1989. Spatial patterns of seed dispersal and predation of two myrmecochorous forest herbs. Ecology 70: 1649-1656.
47. Stender S., Poschlod P., Vauk-Hentzelt E. and Dernedde T. 1997. Die Ausbreitung von Pflanzen durch Galloway-Rinder. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie 27: 173-180.
48. Ter Borg S.J. 1985. Population biology and habitat relations of some hemiparasitic Scrophulariaceae. In: White J. (ed.), The population structure of vegetation. Dr W. Junk Publishers, The Hague, pp. 463-187.
49. Thompson K., Bakker J.P. and Bekker R.M. 1997. The soil seed banks of North West Europe: Methodology, density and longevity. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
50. Verheyen K., Bossuyt B., Hermy M. and Tack G. 1999. The land use history (1278-1990) of a mixed hardwood forest in western Belgium and its relationship with chemical soil characteristics. Journal of Biogeography 26: 1115-1128.
51. Verheyen K. and Hermy M. 2001a. The relative importance of dispersal limitation of vascular plants in secondary forest succession in Muizen Forest, Belgium. Journal of Ecology 89: 829-840.
52. Verheyen K. and Hermy M. 2001b. An integrated analysis of the spatio-temporal colonization patterns of forest plant species. Journal of Vegetation Science 12: 567-578.
53. Willson M.F. 1993. Dispersal mode, seed shadows, and colonization patterns. Vegetatio 107/108: 261-280.
54. Winkler E. and Matthies D. 2001. Extinction risk for populations of Melampyrum arvense: a simulation study. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie 31: 26.
55. Wulf M. 1997. Plant species as indicators of ancient woodland in northwestern Germany. Journal of Vegetation Science 8: 635-644.