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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450461503321

Titolo

Seeds [[electronic resource] ] : the ecology of regeneration in plant communities / / edited by Michael Fenner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, UK ; ; New York, : CABI Pub., 2000

ISBN

1-280-81182-X

9786610811823

0-85199-947-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (422 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FennerMichael <1949->

Disciplina

575.68

581.782

Soggetti

Seeds - Ecology

Plants - Reproduction

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 Reproductive Allocation in Plants; Chapter 2 The Evolutionary Ecology of Seed Size; Chapter 3 Maternal Effects on Seeds During Development; Chapter 4 The Ecology of Seed Dispersal; Chapter 5 Animals as Seed Dispersers; Chapter 6 Fruits and Frugivory; Chapter 7 Seed Predators and Plant Population Dynamics; Chapter 8 Dormancy, Viability and Longevity; Chapter 9 The Functional Ecology of Soil Seed Banks; Chapter 10 Seed Responses to Light; Chapter 11 The Role of Temperature in the Regulation of Seed Dormancy and Germination

Chapter 12 Effect of Chemical Environment on Seed GerminationChapter 13 Role of Fire in Regeneration from Seed; Chapter 14 Ecology of Seedling Regeneration; Chapter 15 The Contribution of Seedling Regeneration to the Structure and Dynamics of Plant Communities, Ecosystems and Larger Units of the Landscape; Chapter 16 Gaps and Seedling Colonization; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This second edition of a text originally published in 1992, has been entirely revised and updated to include recent advances. In addition, several new chapters have been introduced, to ensure comprehensive



coverage of all aspects of seed ecology. Chapters are written by international experts.