Do Terrestrial Tank Bromeliads in Brazil Create Safe Sites for Palm Establishment or Act as Natural Traps for Its Dispersed Seeds ?


Autoria(s): Brancalion, Pedro H. S.; Gabriel, Vagner de A.; Gomez, Jose M.
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

20/05/2014

20/05/2014

01/01/2009

Resumo

This study shows for the first time that terrestrial tank bromeliads from Brazilian restinga can act as natural traps for dispersed palm Euterpe edulis seeds. Such bromeliads, which are shade intolerant, gain benefits by limiting palm recruitment since they hinder canopy formation and, consequently, increase luminosity over its aggregates.

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00475.x

Biotropica. Malden: Wiley-blackwell Publishing, Inc, v. 41, n. 1, p. 3-6, 2009.

0006-3606

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/40892

10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00475.x

WOS:000261961100002

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc

Relação

Biotropica

Direitos

closedAccess

Palavras-Chave #Atlantic Forest #Euterpe edulis #facilitation #plant regeneration #Quesnelia arvensis #restinga #seedling establishment #seed dispersal #seed rain
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article