Dispersal of desiccation-sensitive seeds is not coincident with high rainfall in a seasonal tropical forest in Australia
Hill, James P., and Edwards, Will (2010) Dispersal of desiccation-sensitive seeds is not coincident with high rainfall in a seasonal tropical forest in Australia. Biotropica, 42 (3). pp. 271-275.
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00623.x
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Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that dispersal periods of recalcitrant seeded species were coincident with the wet season in a seasonal tropical forest in Australia. Unlike similar forests, we found no support for this pattern. Intensification of seasonal aridity may increase mortality in desiccation-sensitive seeds.
| ID Code: | 15095 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Refereed Research - C1) |
| Keywords: | climate change; phenology; recalcitrant seeds; recruitment; seasonality |
| FoR Codes: | 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0602 Ecology > 060202 Community Ecology (excl Invasive Species Ecology) @ 50% 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0699 Other Biological Sciences > 069902 Global Change Biology @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9603 Climate and Climate Change > 960304 Climate Variability (excl. Social Impacts) @ 100% |
| Deposited On: | 09 Dec 2010 08:56 |
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