Seed-seedling allometry in tropical rain forest trees: seed mass-related patterns of resource allocation and the reserve effect.
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1. The seedlings of larger seeded species generally perform better than those of smaller seeded species under a variety of hazards. The reserve effect proposes that larger seeded species retain a greater proportion of their initial seed resources and their seedlings are therefore better provisioned to cope with post-deployment resource deficits. 2. This hypothesis was tested with a suite of 32 Australian rain forest species with storage cotyledons, and seed reserve mass ranging from 36 mg to 25...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2004 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/80724 |
Source: | Journal of Ecology |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2004.00889.x |
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