scholarly journals Assessing the roles of seed bank, seed dispersal and historical disturbances for metapopulation persistence of a pyrogenic herb

2019 ◽  
Vol 107 (6) ◽  
pp. 2760-2771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro F. Quintana‐Ascencio ◽  
Stephanie M. Koontz ◽  
Brad M. Ochocki ◽  
Vivienne L. Sclater ◽  
Federico López‐Borghesi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Metapopulation Persistence

scholarly journals Evidence for herbaceous seed dispersal by small-bodied fishes in a Pantanal seasonal wetland

2014 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 588-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
RML Silveira ◽  
B Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Digestive Tract ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Fish Species ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Aluminum Foil ◽  
Soil Mass ◽  
Fecal Material ◽  
Sampling Area ◽  
Intestinal Contents

We analysed the germination of seeds after their passage through the digestive tract of small floodplain fishes. Samples were collected in five open flooded fields of the northern Pantanal in March 2011. All fishes were sacrificed and their intestinal contents were removed. The fecal material was weighed and stored at 4°C in a GF/C filter wrapped in aluminum foil. The material was then transferred to a receptacle containing sterilised soil from the sampling area. The fecal samples were kept in a germination chamber for 68 days and then transferred to a greenhouse for another 67 days. We collected a total of 45 fish species and 1014 individuals which produced a total amount of 32g of fresh fecal mass and 11 seedlings. We were able to identify six seedlings: two Banara arguta, two Steinchisma laxa, one Hymenachne amplexicaulis and one Luziola sp.. The fish species that produced samples with seedlings were Astyanax assuncionensis, Metynnis mola, Plesiolebias glaucopterus, Acestrorhyncus pantaneiro and Anadoras wendelli. With the exception of B. arguta the remaining plant species and all fish species were not known to be associated with the seed dispersal process of these plants. We found a ratio of 0.435 seedlings.g–1 of fresh fecal material, which is 100 times higher than the amount of seedlings encountered in fresh soil mass (92,974 grams) in seed bank studies conducted in the same study area. In particular, Astyanax assuncionensis and Metynnis mola were among the most frequent and most abundant fish taxa in the area. Together with the high seed concentration in the fish fecal material, this evidence allows us to conclude that such fish species may play an important role in seed dispersal in the herbaceous plants of the Pantanal.

Seed bank, seed dispersal and vegetation cover: Colonization along a newly‐created river channel

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 665-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Gurnell ◽  
A J. Boitsidis ◽  
K. Thompson ◽  
N J. Clifford
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
River Channel

Secondary seed dispersal in hydro‐fluctuation belts and its influence on the soil seed bank

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang‐qing Chen ◽  
Yang Wu ◽  
Miao Zhang ◽  
Yan‐ran Ma ◽  
Zong‐qiang Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Soil Seed Bank ◽  
Secondary Seed Dispersal

scholarly journals Timing of seed dispersal generates a bimodal seed bank depth distribution

2005 ◽  
Vol 92 (10) ◽  
pp. 1759-1763 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Espinar ◽  
K. Thompson ◽  
L. V. Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Depth Distribution

Seed bank classification of the Strandveld Succulent Karoo, South Africa

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.J. De Villiers ◽  
M.W. Van Rooyen ◽  
G.K. Theron
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Seed Banks ◽  
Perennial Species ◽  
Succulent Karoo ◽  
Persistent Seed Bank

Laboratory characteristics of seeds of 37 species (41 seed types) from the Strandveld Succulent Karoo were used to predict seed bank types according to a modified key of ). Five seed bank strategies were recognized for this vegetation type, i.e. two with transient and three with persistent seed bank strategies. Of the 37 species investigated, 32% (all perennial species) had transient seed bank strategies, while 68% had persistent seed bank strategies. Seed dispersal of these 37 species was mainly anemochorous, although antitelechoric elements such as myxospermy, hygrochasy, heterodiaspory and synaptospermy were found among these species. The seed bank alone will not be sufficient to restore the vegetation of damaged land in the Strandveld Succulent Karoo, since many of the dominant species in the vegetation do not produce persistent seed banks. Many of these species may, however, be dispersed by wind into revegetation areas from surrounding vegetation. Topsoil replacement, seeding and transplanting of selected species will be essential for the successful revegetation of mined areas in this part of Namaqualand.

Patch Management of Herbicide-Resistant Wild Oat (Avena fatua)

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 697-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh J. Beckie ◽  
Linda M. Hall ◽  
Barclay Schuba
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Herbicide Resistant ◽  
Combine Harvester ◽  
Over Time

A study was conducted at a 64-ha site in western Canada to determine how preventing seed shed from herbicide-resistant wild oat affects patch expansion over a 6-yr period. Seed shed was prevented in two patches and allowed to occur in two patches (nontreated controls). Annual patch expansion was determined by seed bank sampling and mapping. Crop management practices were performed by the grower. Area of treated patches increased by 35% over the 6-yr period, whereas nontreated patches increased by 330%. Patch expansion was attributed mainly to natural seed dispersal (nontreated) or seed movement by equipment at time of seeding (nontreated and treated). Extensive seed shed from plants in nontreated patches before harvest or control of resistant plants by alternative herbicides minimized seed movement by the combine harvester. Although both treated and nontreated patches were relatively stable over time in this cropping system, preventing seed production and shed in herbicide-resistant wild oat patches can markedly slow the rate of patch expansion.

Timing of seed dispersal and dormancy, rather than persistent soil seed-banks, control seedling recruitment of woody plants in Neotropical savannas

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Salazar ◽  
Guillermo Goldstein ◽  
Augusto C. Franco ◽  
Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Seedling Recruitment ◽  
Soil Seed Bank ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Seed Banks ◽  
Soil Seed Banks ◽  
Seedling Bank

AbstractA large fraction of tree species forming persistent soil seed-banks and with dormant seeds are expected to be found in strongly seasonal ecosystems such as Neotropical savannas, where seedling recruitment could be highly variable. In the savannas of Central Brazil, we studied seed characteristics (type of dormancy, longevity and moisture content) of 14 representative woody species differing in seed dispersal season. We also studied the dynamics of soil seed-banks and similarity patterns in woody species composition among seed rain, soil seed-bank, seedling bank and standing vegetation along shallow topographic gradients that differ in canopy cover. Woody species composition of the soil seed-bank largely differed from the standing vegetation, the seed rain and the seedling bank species composition, suggesting low recruitment of woody species from the soil seed-bank. Seeds of the 14 woody species remained viable for less than 16 months in laboratory dry-storage conditions. Of those, most seeds dispersed in the dry season were dormant and exhibited low moisture content, while most seeds dispersed in the wet season were non-dormant and exhibited high moisture content. Longevity of these seeds dispersed in the dry and the wet seasons did not differ significantly. This study shows that both timing of seed dispersal and dormancy appear to control timing of seed germination and seedling recruitment of most Neotropical savanna woody species, which did not form persistent soil seed-banks. This study contributes to the understanding of tree/grass coexistence and tree density variations along topographic gradients in tropical savannas.

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