What defines mast seeding? Spatio-temporal patterns of cone production by whitebark pine

1. Synchronous, episodic mast seeding is common in plant populations, and is thought to increase plant fitness through economies of scale, such as satiating seed predators, attracting seed dispersers and enhancing pollination success. Although mast seeding is easy to conceptualize, it has been quant...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of ecology 2011-03, Vol.99 (2), p.438-444
Hauptverfasser:	Crone, Elizabeth E., McIntire, Eliot J. B., Brodie, Jedediah
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Aves bimodal reproduction Biological and medical sciences Conservation Correlation analysis episodic recruitment Forest ecology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Grizzly bears Human ecology mast seeding Nucifraga columbiana Pathogens Pinus albicaulis Plant ecology Plant populations Plant reproduction Plants Population ecology Predation Reproductive ecology seed dispersal seed predation Seed production Seeding synchrony Synecology Trees Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution Wildlife ecology
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