Seed fate: predation, dispersal and seedling establishment [electronic resource] Edited by P. M. Forget, J. E. Lambert, P. E. Hulme, S. B. Vander Wall.
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TextLanguage: English Series: CABI BooksPublisher: WallingfordUK CABI Publishing 2005Edition: 1Description: 410ppContent type: - text
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- online resource
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- rain forests
- timber extraction
- seedlings
- tropical countries
- forests
- hunting
- deserts
- seed dispersal
- tropics
- habitats
- nature conservation
- arid lands
- seed predation
- grasslands
- plant establishment
- biodiversity
- savannas
- timber harvesting
- temperate zones
- tropical zones
- fragmentation
- logging
- establishment
- mountains
This book presents current knowledge of seed fate in both natural and human-disturbed landscapes, from various regions of the world. Habitats considered range from mountain and arid deserts in the temperate zone, to savanna and lowland rainforests in tropical regions of the world. Particular attention is paid to plant diversity conservation when seed removal is affected by factors such as hunting, habitat fragmentation or intensive logging. Contributors include leading scientists involved in research on seed ecology and on animal-plant relationships from the perspective of both primary and secondary seed dispersal, and predation.
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