Mass allocation, moisture content, and dispersal capacity of wind-dispersed tropical diaspores

Among 34 wind-dispersed tree species on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, the wet mass of diaspores ranges over six orders of magnitude, The seed mass as a percentage of diaspore mass (S/D) varies greatly among species from 14 to 94% with a mean value of 61% The mean percent moisture of diaspores is 10...

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Publié dans:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 108(1988), 3 vom: 25. März, Seite 357-368
Auteur principal: Augspurger, C K (Auteur)
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 1988
Accès à la collection:The New phytologist
Sujets:Journal Article Dispersal capacity fruits vs. seeds mass moisture content wind-dispersed diaspores