Seed predation, not seed dispersal, explains the landscape-level abundance of an early-successional plant

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 838-845

  Orrock, John L ^a,d   Levey, Douglas J ^b   Danielson, Brent J ^a   Damschen, Ellen I ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Microsite limitation; Predator limitation; Seed addition; Seed dispersal; Seed limitation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERMINATION; HERB; PATCH USE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; VEGETATION TYPE;

PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA; PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 33745267093     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01125.x     Document Type: Article

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