Netleaf Hackberry Seeds Planted Near Boulders in the Foothills of the Wasatch Mountains: Germination, Survival, and Patterns of Establishment
| Autor: | Michael T. Stevens, Nathan V. Tanner, Daniel L. Holland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
geography geography.geographical_feature_category Celtis reticulata 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Ecology ved/biology ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species food and beverages Biology biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Shrub Plant ecology Deciduous Altitude Agronomy Germination Foothills Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Woody plant |
| Zdroj: | Western North American Naturalist. 76:452-458 |
| ISSN: | 1944-8341 1527-0904 |
| DOI: | 10.3398/064.076.0407 |
| Popis: | Netleaf hackberry (Celtis reticulata) is a deciduous shrub native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Previous field observations have shown limited numbers of juvenile hackberries in the wild. This could be due to low germination and survival rates, but field germination trials have not been done. In the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah, hackberry shrubs have been shown to grow in association with boulders, likely using them as nurse objects. This experimental study field-tested germination and survival rates around boulders in this area. We located 26 boulders and planted 25 hackberry seeds on the north, west, south, and east sides of each boulder (n = 2600 seeds). In the following year, we counted the number of hackberry seeds that had germinated and become established near each of the boulders' sides. Overall, germination rates were extremely low, with only 55 (2.1%) of the planted seeds germinating and only 19 (0.7%) persisting until the end of the growing seaso... |
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