Zoochoric and hydrochoric maritime dispersal of the Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw. (Cactaceae)

Evolutionary adaptations in the morphology and physiology of cactus species have been associated to their mechanisms of dispersal and colonization. The dispersal mechanisms and modes of Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw. (Cactaceae) were characterized in two beaches in Florianopolis, SC, Brazil. A mar...

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Main Authors: Angelo Martins Fraga, Josy Zarur de Matos, Maurício Eduardo Graipel, Maurício Lenzi, Afonso Inácio Orth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2012-03-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume251/47a53.pdf