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Article: Relationships between seed fates and seedling establishment in an alpine ecosystem.
- Article from:
- Ecology
- Article date:
- October 1, 1995
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 Ecological Society of America. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Key words: alpine: seed entrapment: seed fates seedling establishment seed morpohology; seed size; soil particle size.
INTRODUCTION
Interactions of seeds with their environments determine seedling establishment patterns and influence the structure of both plant populations and communities. Although there is increasing interest in the topic of seed fates, relatively little is known about how relationships between seed morphology and soil surface characteristics affect the microsites in which seeds come to rest. Even less is known about the consequences of these relationships for seedling establishment. In general, seeds that arrive on exposed ...