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Seed dispersal spectra of plant communities in the Iberian Peninsula

Vegetatio volume 98, pages 157–164 (1992)Cite this article

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We studied the seed dispersal spectra of 46 Iberian plant communities of five types: potential woodland, forest fringe, substitutional scrubland, nitrophile communities and montane communities. There were no significant differences between the spectra of communities of the same type from Mediterranean and Eurosiberian regions. Biotic dispersal is most common at mature stages of succession, and abiotic dispersal at immature stages.

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Guitián, J., Sánchez, J.M. Seed dispersal spectra of plant communities in the Iberian Peninsula. Vegetatio 98, 157–164 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00045553

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Keywords

  • Seed dispersal
  • Plant communities
  • Iberian Peninsula