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Dispersal of Desiccation‐Sensitive Seeds is not Coincident with High Rainfall in a Seasonal Tropical Forest in Australia
Author(s) -
Hill James P.,
Edwards Will
Publication year - 2010
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/j.1744-7429.2009.00623.x
Subject(s) - desiccation , biological dispersal , seed dispersal , ecology , tropical forest , arid , tropics , biology , wet season , geography , population , demography , sociology
We tested the hypothesis that dispersal periods of recalcitrant seeded species were coincident with the wet season in a seasonal tropical forest in Australia. Unlike similar forests, we found no support for this pattern. Intensification of seasonal aridity may increase mortality in desiccation‐sensitive seeds.