Plant Dispersal
Mostrando 1-12 de 71 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Maintenance of wetland plant communities: the role of the seed bank in regeneration of native plants
ABSTRACT Exotic grasses have been introduced into wetlands and can compete with native plants due to their high tolerance of flood and dry periods. Flooding can facilitate seed dispersal of exotic species and reduce the diversity of native species. We compared two grasslands to assess whether seed banks can maintain the diversity of native plants in wetlands
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 2021-03
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2. Growth and Development of Sourgrass Plants from Vegetative Parts of Clumps
RESUMO: O capim-amargoso (Digitaria insularis) é uma planta perene com elevado potencial de infestação, possui desenvolvimento rápido e agressivo e se reproduz tanto por sementes quanto por rizomas. A infestação de D. insularis tem aumentado nas áreas agrícolas onde não há culturas de cobertura estabelecidas na entressafra. Nessas áreas, vem se to
Planta daninha. Publicado em: 04/11/2019
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3. An overview of the 2017 report of the French academy of Sciences on biodiversity
Abstract: In the present context of concerns for biodiversity, the French Academy of Sciences produced in 2017 a report entitled “Mechanisms of adaptation of biodiversity to climate change and their limits”. We briefly review here the production process and structure of the report, and summarize its conclusions and recommendations. The conclusions emphas
An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.. Publicado em: 26/08/2019
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4. Factors driving seed dispersal in a Neotropical river-floodplain system
ABSTRACT Dispersal is a key process affecting the diversity of natural communities. We addressed hydrochory of wetland plant seeds in the Middle Paraná River floodplain. We first studied seed dispersal by drifting macrophytes in the Paraná River main channel (MC), in a high discharge secondary channel (HD) and in two low discharge channels (LD) during an e
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 18/07/2019
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5. Crop size influences pre-dispersal seed predation in the Brazilian Cerrado
ABSTRACT Many pre-dispersal seed predators are specialized insects that rely on seeds for larval development. These insects may respond to the amount of seeds produced by a plant (i.e. crop size), increasing the proportion of seeds damaged with increases in seed numbers. Large seeds have more resources and spend more time in plants to complete their developm
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 27/11/2017
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6. Fruits and frugivores of the Brazilian Cerrado: ecological and phylogenetic considerations
ABSTRACT Knowing the morphological and phylogenetic patterns of fruits of a plant community may elucidate plant-frugivore interactions, and analysis of dispersal syndromes is a practical approach to understanding these mutualisms. We investigated different zoochorous fruits and frugivorous animals among Cerrado formations (forest, savanna and grassland), map
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 2016-09
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7. Phenodynamics of five orchids species growing on rock outcrops in the Chapada Diamantina Mountains in northeastern Brazil
ABSTRACT We evaluated the vegetative and reproductive phenological patterns of the orchids Cattleya elongata, Cyrtopodium aliciae, Epidendrum orchidiflorum, Epistephium lucidum, and Sobralia liliastrum (Orchidaceae) growing on sandstone outcrops in the Chapada Diamantina Mountains in northeastern Brazil. Phenological events were associated with abiotic facto
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 25/08/2016
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8. Evolution of seed dispersal in the Cerrado biome: ecological and phylogenetic considerations
ABSTRACT The investigation of the phylogeny of a group of organisms has the potential to identify ecological and evolutionary processes that have been occurring within a community. Seed dispersal is a key process in the life cycle of vegetation and reflects different reproductive strategies of plants to a set of ecological and evolutionary factors. Knowing t
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 03/05/2016
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9. Reproductive phenology, seed removal and early regeneration in relation to distance from parental plants of a native palm in small Atlantic forest fragments
ABSTRACT The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is a global biodiversity hotspot, but most of what remains are small fragments. Small fragments are often harsh environments for forest plant recruitment due to edge effects and the loss of frugivorous animals that provide seed dispersal. We recorded the one-year reproductive phenology of the keystone palm Syagrus roman
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 01/04/2016
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10. Variation in plant-animal interactions along an elevational gradient of moist forest in a semiarid area of Brazil
Pollination and dispersal are critical ecological processes that directly affect the reproductive success of plants and are important for understanding the structure of plant communities. We compiled data on pollination and dispersal syndromes of 406 plant species distributed among different elevations in Área de Proteção Ambiental da Serra de Baturité (
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 2016-03
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11. Plant diversity in hedgerows amidst Atlantic Forest fragments
Hedgerows are linear structures found in agricultural landscapes that may facilitate dispersal of plants and animals and also serve as habitat. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among diversity and ecological traits of woody plants, hedgerow characteristics (size, age, and origin), and the structure of the surrounding Atlantic Forest
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 2015-06
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12. Host specificity and experimental assessment of the early establishment of the mistletoe Phoradendron crassifolium (Pohl ex DC.) Eichler (Santalaceae) in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in southeast Brazil
Mistletoe establishment relies heavily on a seed reaching a proper host plant. Small frugivorous birds usually disperse large numbers of mistletoe seeds. However, in the field, mistletoes are absent from some potential available hosts. We investigated whether the mistletoe Phoradendron crassifolium has some preferences for specific host trees in a fragment o
Acta Bot. Bras.. Publicado em: 2014-12