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" Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants "
by Karen Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. Rooyen.
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BL
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747067
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b567018
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by Karen Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. Rooyen.
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Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants\ by Karen Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. Rooyen.
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Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1999
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Adaptations of desert organisms.
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(xii, 242 pages)
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3662035618
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: 9783662035610
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Background --; Zoochory --; Anemochory --; Hydrochory --; Authochory --; Restriction of Dispersal due to Reduction of Dispersal Structures --; Restriction of Dispersal due to Anchorage Mechanisms --; Restriction of Dispersal in Time --; Dispersal Spectra --; Seed Dispersal and Population Dynamics --; Glossary --; Species Index --; Subject Index.
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Dispersal processes, i.e. those processes occurring between the time of seed maturation and germination, have important effects on plant distribution and abundance. Although adaptations to long range dispersal (telechory) are by no means rare in desert plants, many desert plant species do not possess any features to promote dispersal (atelechory), while others have structures that hamper dispersal (antitelechory). The high frequency with which atelechorous and antitelechorous mechanisms are present in plants inhabiting arid areas indicates the importance of these adaptations. Among the benefits derived from these adaptations are the spreading of germination over time, the provision of suitable conditions for germination and subsequent seedling establishment and the maintenance of a reservoir of available seeds. This book describes the ways and means - anatomical, morphological and ecological - by which dispersal in desert plants has evolved to ensure the survival of these species in their harsh and unpredictable environment.
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Agriculture.
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Ecology.
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Life sciences.
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QK922.B953 1999
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Karen Rheede van Oudtshoorn
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Margaretha W Rooyen
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