SEED BANK PATTERNS OF FESTUCA-PALLESCENS IN SEMIARID PATAGONIA (ARGENTINA) - A POSSIBLE LIMIT TO BUNCH REESTABLISHMENT

被引：37

作者：

BERTILLER, MB

CORONATO, F

机构：

[1] Centro Nacional Patagónico, CONICET, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, 9120, Boulevard Brown s/n

来源：

BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION | 1994年 / 3卷 / 01期

关键词：

GERMINABLE SEED BANK; MICROSITE; WIND; PARENT PLANT; TOPOGRAPHY; FESTUCA-PALLESCENS; PATAGONIA;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00115333

中图分类号：

X176 [生物多样性保护];

学科分类号：

090705 ;

摘要：

The pre- and postdispersal spatial patterns of the germinable seed bank of Festuca pallescens were evaluated in semiarid grasslands of Patagonia disturbed by sheep grazing. Before dispersal, the seed bank showed spatial heterogeneity and was significantly smaller than the postdispersal seed bank. The postdispersal seed bank was uniformly distributed in patches of bare soil. The size of the germinable seed bank varied with the topographic condition of sites. On slopes, bunches exhibited more panicles and the germinable seed bank was larger after dispersal and smaller before dispersal as compared with upland sites. Losses of the germinable seed bank during autumn and spring are partially accounted for by germination rates. Predominant westerly winds influenced the patterns of seed dispersal, but other agents such as predation or sheet wash may also be active, especially on slopes. The low persistence of the seed bank of F. pallescens, particularly at canopy gaps, indicates that this may constitute a primary control of the regeneration of this species in semiarid grasslands of Patagonia. Management of these grasslands for restoration should accordingly include practices oriented to an adequate replenishment of the germinable seed bank at these places.

引用

页码：57 / 67

页数：11

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