scholarly journals Distribution Ecology: Variation in Plant Recruitment over a Gradient in Relation to Insect Seed Predation

1982 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svata M. Louda
Keyword(s):  
Seed Predation ◽  
Plant Recruitment ◽  
Insect Seed Predation

Electrophoretic and allometric variation in burdock (Arctium spp.): hybridization and its ecological implications

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 1255-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. David Rollo ◽  
J. D. MacFarlane ◽  
B. S. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Isoelectric Focusing ◽  
Seed Predation ◽  
Parental Species ◽  
Seed Viability ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Alkaline Phosphatases ◽  
Ecological Implications ◽  
Insect Seed Predation ◽  
Insect Predation

Allometric variation and insect seed predation among Arctium minus, A. lappa, and two possible hybrids were quantified. All four biotypes were also examined using isoelectric focusing, and differences among their proteins were found for alkaline phosphatases, leucine amino peptidases, esterases, and peroxidases. The allometric and electrophoretic results indicated that hybridization between A. minus and A. lappa is very common. The implications for the population dynamics of Arctium are discussed. The parental species are probably maintained by the combined effects of differential insect predation on the seeds, differential dispersal of seeds, and reduced seed viability in hybrids.

Spatial and temporal patterns of postdispersal seed predation

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 428-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Whelan ◽  
Mary F. Willson ◽  
Charles A. Tuma ◽  
Isabel Souza-Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Seed Predation ◽  
Temporal Patterns ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Patterns ◽  
Old Field ◽  
Plant Recruitment ◽  
Seed Loss ◽  
Open Forest ◽  
Forest Plant Species ◽  
Diffuse Mutualism

We experimentally examined spatial and temporal patterns of postdispersal seed predation of vertebrate-dispersed plant species in temperate woodland and old-field habitats. Rodents were the principal predators. Rates of seed loss varied with microhabitat (near logs, tree trunks, and open forest floor), macrohabitat (old field, forest), plant species, year, and time of dispersal within a year. Levels of final mortality (= mortality at final census) did not vary with microhabitat or time of dispersal but did vary between macrohabitats, plant species, and years. The variability of our results (i) indicates the importance of dispersing many seeds into many different types of micro- and macro-habitats, (ii) supports the view of a diffuse mutualism between plants and their vertebrate dispersers, and (iii) suggests that to detect important trends in patterns of postdispersal seed predation, and ultimately plant recruitment, longer term studies are imperative. Key words: community structure, seed predation, rodents, plant populations, plant recruitment, vertebrate seed dispersal.

Invasive oaks escape pre-dispersal insect seed predation and trap enemies in their seeds

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał BOGDZIEWICZ ◽  
Raul BONAL ◽  
Josep M. ESPELTA ◽  
Ewa M. KALEMBA ◽  
Michael A. STEELE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seed Predation ◽  
Insect Seed Predation

Author response for "Seed size predicts global effects of small mammal seed predation on plant recruitment"

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Dylewski ◽  
Yvette K. Ortega ◽  
Michał Bogdziewicz ◽  
Dean E. Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Seed Size ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
Seed Predation ◽  
Author Response ◽  
Plant Recruitment

A Graphical Model of Insect Seed Predation

1975 ◽  
Vol 109 (966) ◽  
pp. 147-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. Vandermeer
Keyword(s):  
Seed Predation ◽  
Graphical Model ◽  
Insect Seed Predation
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