Seed mass, seedling herbivory and the reserve effect in tropical rainforest seedlings

Green, P; Juniper, P

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Seed mass, seedling herbivory and the reserve effect in tropical rainforest seedlings

Date

2004

Authors

Green, P

Juniper, P

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

1. The seedlings of larger-seeded species typically perform better than those of smaller-seeded species in the face of a variety of hazards. One mechanism that might explain this general pattern is the reserve effect, where larger-seeded species commit a