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Predator satiation and recruitment in a mast fruiting monocarpic forest herb

2011; Oxford University Press; Volume: 107; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/aob/mcq262

1095-8290

Zivanai Tsvuura, Megan E. Griffiths, Richard M. Gunton, Michael J. Lawes,

Plant and animal studies

Background and AimsCross-pollination and satiation of seed predators are often invoked to explain synchronous mast reproduction in long-lived plants. However, explanations for the synchronous death of parent plants are elusive. The roles of synchronous seeding and post-reproductive mortality were investigated in a perennial monocarpic herb (Isoglossa woodii) in coastal dune forest in South Africa.