Predicting the terminal velocity of dipterocarp fruit | Zendy

Smith James R. | Zendy; Bagchi Robert | Zendy; Kettle Chris J. | Zendy; Maycock Colin | Zendy; Khoo Eyen | Zendy; Ghazoul Jaboury | Zendy

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Predicting the terminal velocity of dipterocarp fruit

Author(s) -

Smith James R.,

Bagchi Robert,

Kettle Chris J.,

Maycock Colin,

Khoo Eyen,

Ghazoul Jaboury

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

biotropica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813

H-Index - 96

eISSN - 1744-7429

pISSN - 0006-3606

DOI - 10.1111/btp.12316

Subject(s) - dipterocarpaceae , biological dispersal , seed dispersal , habitat , terminal (telecommunication) , ecology , terminal velocity , biology , atmospheric sciences , geography , environmental science , forestry , geology , physics , population , telecommunications , demography , sociology , computer science , thermodynamics

We measured the terminal velocity of helicopter‐like fruit from the Dipterocarpaceae family and present a model predicting the terminal velocities for all dipterocarp species in the Malesiana region. A ballistic model of seed dispersal using the observed terminal velocities predicted dispersal distances of 17–77 m under normal atmospheric conditions. These data are of applied use in parametizing models of species coexistence, forest regeneration and habitat connectivity in Southeast Asian tropical forests.

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