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Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Karen Rheede van Oudtshoorn

    1. ARC-Range and Forage Institute, Lynn East, Republic of South Africa

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  2. Margaretha W. Rooyen

    1. Department of Botany, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

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  • The first book to illustrate the various dispersal types that enable desert plants to survive
  • Contains a glossary of terms and a species index

Part of the book series: Adaptations of Desert Organisms (DESERT ORGAN.)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Background

    • Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen
    Pages 1-6

  3. Zoochory

    • Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen
    Pages 7-32

  4. Anemochory

    • Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen
    Pages 33-68

  5. Hydrochory

    • Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen
    Pages 69-80

  6. Autochory

    • Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen
    Pages 81-91

  7. Restriction of Dispersal Due to Reduction of Dispersal Structures

    • Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen
    Pages 93-119

  8. Restriction of Dispersal Due to Anchorage Mechanisms

    • Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen
    Pages 121-142

  9. Restriction of Dispersal in Time

    • Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen
    Pages 143-167

  10. Dispersal Spectra

    • Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen
    Pages 169-181

  11. Seed Dispersal and Population Dynamics

    • Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen
    Pages 183-200

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 201-242
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About this book

Dispersal processes have important effects on plant distribution and abundance. Although adaptations to long range dispersal (telechory) are by no means rare in desert plants, many desert plant species do not possess any features to promote dispersal (atelechory), while others have structures that hamper dispersal (antitelechory). The high frequency with which atelechorous and antitelechorous mechanisms are present in plants inhabiting arid areas indicates the importance of these adaptations. Among the benefits derived from these adaptations are the spreading of germination over time, the provision of suitable conditions for germination and subsequent seedling establishment, and the maintenance of a reservoir of available seeds (seed bank). This book describes the ways and means - anatomical, morphological and ecological - by which dispersal in desert plants has evolved to ensure the survival of these species in their harsh and unpredictable environment.

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"One of the fundamental aspects in adaptation of desert organisms is the dispersal biology of the diaspores, which again is the basis for the establishment and habitat occupation by plants, the components of plant communities. With "Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants" in the series "Adaptations of Desert Organisms" there is now a comprehensive treatise on this subject available. .... This book breathes the spirit of great desert botanists, e.g. Murbeck and Zohary. It is of basic importance in dispersal biology of desert plants and certainly will be a basis for future works in diaspore dispersal." (Plant Systematics and Evolution)

Authors and Affiliations

  • ARC-Range and Forage Institute, Lynn East, Republic of South Africa

    Karen Rheede van Oudtshoorn

  • Department of Botany, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

    Margaretha W. Rooyen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants

  • Authors: Karen Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. Rooyen

  • Series Title: Adaptations of Desert Organisms

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03561-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-64886-4Published: 04 December 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08439-3Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03561-0Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1430-9432

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 242

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Ecology, Agriculture, Forestry

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