Reproductive Strategies in Herbaceous Plant Communities During Succession

Ecology ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Jo Newell ◽  
Elliot J. Tramer
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Reproductive Strategies ◽  
Herbaceous Plant

Specific features of soils and herbaceous plant communities in industrially polluted areas of the Middle Urals

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. V. Zhuikova ◽  
E. V. Meling ◽  
S. Yu. Kaigorodova ◽  
V. S. Bezel’ ◽  
V. A. Gordeeva
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Middle Urals ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
The Middle Urals

scholarly journals A signal of competitive dominance in mid-latitude herbaceous plant communities

Authorea ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Capitan ◽  
Sara Cuenda ◽  
Alejandro Ordonez ◽  
David Alonso
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Herbaceous Plant

Competitive Hierarchies and the Structure of Herbaceous Plant Communities

Oikos ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Silvertown ◽  
Pam Dale
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Competitive Hierarchies

scholarly journals SPECIES RESPONSES TO NITROGEN FERTILIZATION IN HERBACEOUS PLANT COMMUNITIES, AND ASSOCIATED SPECIES TRAITSEcological ArchivesE089-070

Ecology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 1175-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsa E. Cleland ◽  
Chris M. Clark ◽  
Scott L. Collins ◽  
Joseph E. Fargione ◽  
Laura Gough ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilization ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Species Responses ◽  
Associated Species

scholarly journals Effects of gap area and shape on recolonization by grassland plants with differing reproductive strategies

1997 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 352-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Kotanen
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Clonal Growth ◽  
Reproductive Strategies ◽  
Dispersal Ability ◽  
Gap Size ◽  
Grassland Vegetation ◽  
Size And Shape ◽  
Plot Size ◽  
Grassland Plants ◽  
Annual Grasses

Species with poor dispersal ability initially should be slower to colonize larger or rounder gaps than smaller or less circular gaps. Conversely, dispersive and seed-banking species should be less sensitive than poor dispersers to gap size and shape, and less confined near the edges of a gap. I tested these ideas with a 3-year experiment in which I monitored the revegetation of gaps in grassland vegetation. Initially, species reproducing largely by clonal growth (bulbs and perennial graminoids) were the most sensitive to gap size and (to a lesser extent) shape, reaching their greatest abundances in small and (or) rectangular openings. Species relying on seed dispersal (annual grasses) also tended to do best in smaller plots, but were less concentrated near the edges of the plots. Species relying on seed dormancy (dicots and J uncus bufonius) were least sensitive to plot size, shape, and distance from an edge. In subsequent years, these patterns often were obscured or reversed, reflecting continuing seed immigration and environmental and competitive conditions within gaps. These results indicate that species respond to gap size and shape in ways consistent with their reproductive biologies, and suggest that the importance of the dimensions of gaps may vary among plant communities. Key words: disturbance, gap shape, gap size, grasslands, revegetation, succession.

scholarly journals Influence of Grazing Intensity on Soil Properties and Shaping Herbaceous Plant Communities in Semi-Arid Dambo Wetlands of Zimbabwe

2013 ◽  
Vol 04 (10) ◽  
pp. 1181-1188 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Dahwa ◽  
C. P. Mudzengi ◽  
T. Hungwe ◽  
M. D. Shoko ◽  
X. Poshiwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Grazing Intensity ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
Semi Arid
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