MICROHABITAT DIFFERENTIATION AMONG SEROTINOUS PLANTS IN THE NAMIB DESERT

被引：4
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作者：
GUNSTER, A
机构：
[1] Desert Ecological Research Unit, Swakopmund
来源：
JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE | 1993年 / 4卷 / 05期
关键词：
COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION; DESERT PLANT COMMUNITY; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED RETENTION; SEROTINY; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY;
D O I：
10.2307/3236123
中图分类号：
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号：
071001 ;
摘要：
Four coexisting serotinous desert plants in the central Namib were investigated with respect to microhabitat preferences. The annual Blepharis grossa preferred the microhabitat on the plains, while the perennial Petalidium setosum dominated in channels. The remaining two species, the common Geigeria alata and the rare Geigeria ornativa, were evenly distributed in all microhabitats. Interspecific competition, seed dispersal mode and ecophysiological niches might be responsible for this pattern.
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页码：585 / 590
页数：6
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