عنوان

Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants

(Number (ISBN

3662035618

(Number (ISBN

9783662035610

Number

b567018

Title Proper

Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

by Karen Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. Rooyen.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1999

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xii, 242 pages)

Series Title

Adaptations of desert organisms.

Text of Note

Background --; Zoochory --; Anemochory --; Hydrochory --; Authochory --; Restriction of Dispersal due to Reduction of Dispersal Structures --; Restriction of Dispersal due to Anchorage Mechanisms --; Restriction of Dispersal in Time --; Dispersal Spectra --; Seed Dispersal and Population Dynamics --; Glossary --; Species Index --; Subject Index.

Text of Note

Dispersal processes, i.e. those processes occurring between the time of seed maturation and germination, have important effects on plant distribution and abundance. Although adaptations to long range dispersal (telechory) are by no means rare in desert plants, many desert plant species do not possess any features to promote dispersal (atelechory), while others have structures that hamper dispersal (antitelechory). The high frequency with which atelechorous and antitelechorous mechanisms are present in plants inhabiting arid areas indicates the importance of these adaptations. Among the benefits derived from these adaptations are the spreading of germination over time, the provision of suitable conditions for germination and subsequent seedling establishment and the maintenance of a reservoir of available seeds. This book describes the ways and means - anatomical, morphological and ecological - by which dispersal in desert plants has evolved to ensure the survival of these species in their harsh and unpredictable environment.

Agriculture.

Ecology.

Life sciences.

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Book number

by Karen Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. Rooyen.

Karen Rheede van Oudtshoorn

Margaretha W Rooyen

Electronic name

[Book]

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