Artificial roosts as seed dispersal nuclei in a cerrado area in Triângulo Mineiro, Brazil
Bioscience Journal, 2016 Vertical artificial structures can serve as artificial roosts attracting birds and increase the seed rain. The purpose of this work was to study the efficiency of different types of artificial roosts as seed dispersal nuclei in a cerrado (Neotropical ...
Giancarlo Ferreira, Celine de Melo
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Seed availability in hay meadows: Land-use intensification promotes seed rain but not the persistent seed bank [PDF]
, 2013 Intensification of land use in semi-natural hay meadows has resulted in a decrease in species diversity. This is often thought to be caused by the reduced establishment of plant species due to high competition for light under conditions of increased ...
Stampfli, Andreas +2 more
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The effect of succession stage on seed rain and seedling recruitment in overgrown Molinia caeruleae meadows [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2017 Investigations into the effect of succession stage on seed rain and seedling recruitment were conducted in Kraków-Kostrze (southern Poland) in 2014 and 2015. Observations were carried out in Molinia caeruleae meadows representing early (Patch I),
Kostrakiewicz-Gierałt Kinga
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Do birds bias measurements of seed rain? [PDF]
, 2012 Accurate measurements of seed rain are important for understanding tree reproduction (Greene & Johnson 1994), forest regeneration (Cole et al . 2010, Cubiña & Aide 2001, Howe et al
Holl, Karen D +2 more
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Trophic interactions and feedbacks maintain intact and degraded states of Hawaiian tropical forests
Ecosphere, 2022 Feedbacks within ecosystems can lead to internal reinforcement of the current state providing ecosystem resilience. Often, multiple biotic interactions across trophic levels play a role in such feedbacks, yet these are generally studied independently ...
Stephanie Yelenik +2 more
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Simulated seed predation reveals a variety of germination responses of neotropical rain forest species [PDF]
, 2006 Seed predation, an omnipresent phenomenon in tropical rain forests, is an important determinant of plant recruitment and forest regeneration. Although seed predation destroys large amounts of the seed crop of numerous tropical species, in many cases ...
Dominguez, Cesar A +2 more
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Seed ecology in dry sandy grasslands - an approach to patterns and mechanisms [PDF]
, 2013 Dry sandy grasslands occur throughout Central Europe and Southern Germany, and they host many rare and endangered plant species. To date, insufficient data on seed ecological aspects of this endangered vegetation type exist.
Abedi, Mehdi
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Seeds accelerate germination at beneficial planting depths by sensing the sound of rain. [PDF]
Sci RepThe ability of natural environmental sound to stimulate seeds and seedlings sufficiently to foster growth has not been previously demonstrated or quantified. To study this, rain sound is a logical starting point.
Makris NC, Navarro C.
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Effects of Fire Frequency on Seed Sources and Regeneration in Southeastern Amazonia
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2020 The trajectory and recovery time of fire-disturbed forests depend on the capacity of seedlings and resprouts to get established over time. Here, we investigated the mechanisms associated with fire effects on post-fire regeneration in the context of a ...
Roberta Thays dos Santos Cury +6 more
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Forest regeneration and seed rain in the conversion of a stand of Pinus sp. into native forest
Biotemas, 2021 In Southern Brazil, the National Forests (NF) are protected areas of sustainable use; however, most of them present a significant cover with old plantations of Pinus spp. established to foster commercial forestry.
Geraldo Ceni Coelho +3 more
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