THE PREDATION OF PERENNIAL GRASS SEEDS IN TRANSVAAL SAVANNA GRASSLANDS

被引：15

作者：

CAPON, MH

OCONNOR, TG

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来源：

SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY | 1990年 / 56卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0254-6299(16)31105-X

中图分类号：

Q94 [植物学];

学科分类号：

071001 ;

摘要：

Up to 87% of seed was removed after 3 days, with ants removing up to 55% of the total available seed. Combined predation by rodents and ants resulted in an exponential pattern of disappearance of seeds, whereas the consistent removal of individual seeds by ants resulted in a linear pattern of disappearance of seeds. There was limited selection by ants for the smaller-seeded grass species. -from Authors

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