Extended seed rain period of Adenostoma fasciculatum impacts diverse seed predators.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The principal chaparral species in California, Adenostoma fasciculatum, an evergreen, sclerophyllous shrub, is broadly distributed and provides habitat and food resources for a large and diverse animal community. The effects of climate change, including elevated temperatures, fire frequency and severity, along with increased urban encroachment, have placed pressure on chaparral habitats in California. Our goal is to investigate aspects of reproductive ecology as a measure of the potential resiliency of A. fasciculatum. We focus on seed rain (all seed falling into the seed traps regardless of origin) and seed banks in the context of plant-animal interactions and regeneration.

Methods

Stand recovery following disturbance is achieved through both resprouting and germinatio

SUBMITTER: Garaventa JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8205158 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature