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Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants

Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants

Rheede Van Oudtshoorn, Karen Van
Rooyen, Margaretha W. Van

Paperback

Series: Adaptations of Desert Organisms

AgricultureBotany & HorticultureEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 3642084397
ISBN13: 9783642084393
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Dec 1 2010
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Dispersal processes 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 (seed bank). 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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