Seeds: The Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities

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Michael Fenner
C.A.B. International, 1992 - Science - 373 pages
Reproductive allocation and reproductive effort in plants; Maternal effects on seeds during development; The ecology of seed dispersal; Animals as seed dispersers; Fruits and frugivory; Seed predators and plant populations dynamics; Longevity, viability and dormancy; The functional ecology of seed banks; Seed responses to light; The role of temperature in germination ecophysiology; Effect of chemical environment on seed germination; The contribution of seedling regeneration to the structure and dynamics of plant communities and larger units of landscape.

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ACKERLY Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
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Seed Responses to Light
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Maternal Effects on Seeds During Development
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Michael Fenner, Department of Biology, University of Southampton.

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