Evidence on the Adaptive Recruitment of Chinese Cork Oak (Quercus variabilis Bl.): Influence on Repeated Germination and Constraint Germination by Food-Hoarding Animals

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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Main Authors: Yifeng Zhang, Yuhua Shi, Alfred M Sichilima, Meilin Zhu, Jiqi Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
temperate forest
radicle-excision
re-germination
lignification
seedling establishment
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/2/47

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