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Informationen zum Autor Michael Fenner is senior lecturer in ecology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK. Ken Thompson is a research fellow and an honorary senior lecturer in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield, UK. Klappentext What determines the number and size of the seeds produced by a plant? How often should it reproduce them? Why and how are seeds dispersed! and what are the implications for the diversity and composition of vegetation? These are just some of the questions tackled in this wide-ranging review of the role of seeds in the ecology of plants. The text encompasses a wide range of concepts of general relevance to plant ecology! reflecting the central role that the study of seed ecology has played in elucidating many fundamental aspects of plant community function. Zusammenfassung A succinct review of the ecological aspects of seed biology which encompasses a wide range of concepts of general relevance to plant ecology! reflecting the central role that the study of seed ecology has played in elucidating many fundamental aspects of plant community function. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Life histories, reproductive strategies and allocation; 2. Pre-dispersal hazards; 3. Seed dispersal; 4. Soil seed banks; 5. Seed dormancy; 6. Germination; 7. Post-dispersal hazards; 8. Seedling establishment; 9. Gaps, regeneration and diversity; References; Index.
