作者
Michał Bogdziewicz, Jakub Szymkowiak, Rafael Calama, Elizabeth E Crone, Josep M Espelta, Peter Lesica, Shealyn Marino, Michael A Steele, Brigitte Tenhumberg, Andrew Tyre, Magdalena Żywiec, Dave Kelly
发表日期
2020/10/9
期刊
Annals of botany
卷号
126
期号
5
页码范围
971-979
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Background and Aims
In a range of plant species, the distribution of individual mean fecundity is skewed and dominated by a few highly fecund individuals. Larger plants produce greater seed crops, but the exact nature of the relationship between size and reproductive patterns is poorly understood. This is especially clear in plants that reproduce by exhibiting synchronized quasi-periodic variation in fruit production, a process called masting.
Methods
We investigated covariation of plant size and fecundity with individual-plant-level masting patterns and seed predation in 12 mast-seeding species: Pinus pinea, Astragalus scaphoides, Sorbus aucuparia, Quercus ilex, Q. humilis, Q. rubra, Q. alba, Q. montana, Chionochloa pallens, C. macra, Celmisia lyallii and Phormium tenax.
Key Results
Fecundity was non-linearly related to masting patterns. Small and …
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