Evidence on the Adaptive Recruitment of Chinese Cork Oak (Quercus variabilis Bl.): Influence on Repeated Germination and Constraint Germination by Food-Hoarding Animals
In drought temperate forest, seedling recruitment is highly dependent on seed burial by native animal dispersers. To prolong seed storage, animals often take measures to impede seed germination. Aiming to understand the strategic balance between the natural seed germination and the role played by an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-02-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/2/47 |