Changes in seed dispersal processes and the potential for between-patch connectivity for an arid land daisy
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Emmerson, Louise; Facelli, Jose M; Chesson, Peter; Possingham, Hugh P; Day, Jemery R
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Dispersal is a major and critical process in population biology that has been particularly challenging to study. Animals can have major roles in seed dispersal even in species that do not appear specifically adapted to animal-aided dispersal. This can occur by two processes: direct movement of diaspores by animals and modification of landscape characteristics by animals in ways that greatly influence dispersal. We exploited the production of large, persistent dispersal structures (seed heads,...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Emmerson, Louise | |
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dc.contributor.author | Facelli, Jose M | |
dc.contributor.author | Chesson, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Possingham, Hugh P | |
dc.contributor.author | Day, Jemery R | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T23:20:20Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0012-9658 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/66279 | |
dc.description.abstract | Dispersal is a major and critical process in population biology that has been particularly challenging to study. Animals can have major roles in seed dispersal even in species that do not appear specifically adapted to animal-aided dispersal. This can occur by two processes: direct movement of diaspores by animals and modification of landscape characteristics by animals in ways that greatly influence dispersal. We exploited the production of large, persistent dispersal structures (seed heads, henceforth) by Erodiophyllum elderi (Asteraceae), a daisy from arid Australia, to further understand secondary dispersal. Seed head dispersal on and off animal tracks in eight E. elderi patches was monitored for 9.5 months by periodically recording the location of marked seed heads. Sites were located inside a reserve that excludes sheep but not kangaroos, and in a nearby area with both kangaroos and sheep. The distance moved and likelihood of seed head movement was higher in areas with sheep, and especially along animal tracks. There was clear evidence that seed heads were channeled down animal tracks during large rainfall events. Seed head dispersal away from patches occurred to a limited extent via their physical contact with sheep and potentially via wind dispersal. Thus, the advantages of this study system allowed us to demonstrate the two postulated effects of herbivores on dispersal via direct movement of seed heads, and two distinct indirect effects through landscape modification by herbivores from the creation of animal tracks and the denudation of vegetation. | |
dc.publisher | Ecological Society of America | |
dc.source | Ecology | |
dc.subject | Keywords: arid region; herb; herbivore; marsupial; movement; perennial plant; population dynamics; population ecology; rainfall; seed dispersal; sheep; vegetation structure; article; Asteraceae; biological model; demography; ecosystem; physiology; plant seed; Aster Aboveground seed bank; Asteraceae; Erodiophyllum elderi; Koonamore daisy; Koonamore Station, South Australia; Patchy distribution; Population dynamics; Secondary dispersal; Xeric vegetation | |
dc.title | Changes in seed dispersal processes and the potential for between-patch connectivity for an arid land daisy | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 93 | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 060199 - Biochemistry and Cell Biology not elsewhere classified | |
local.identifier.absfor | 060205 - Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | f5625xPUB1257 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Emmerson, Louise, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Facelli, Jose M , University of Adelaide | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Chesson, Peter, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Possingham, Hugh P, University of Queensland | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Day, Jemery R, University of Adelaide | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 3 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 544 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 553 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1890/11-0651.1 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 970106 - Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T08:42:01Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-84860232101 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000298191900017 | |
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