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The seed germination of berry-producing ericaceous shrubs in relation to dispersal by hare
| Title: | The seed germination of berry-producing ericaceous shrubs in relation to dispersal by hare |
| Authors: | Tsuyuzaki, Shiro Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | Berry fruit | | hare pellet | | light | | seed dispersal and germination | | volcano | | wetland |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2020 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Journal Title: | Botany Letters |
| Volume: | 167 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page: | 424 |
| End Page: | 429 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1080/23818107.2020.1790033 |
| Abstract: | Hare pellets contribute greatly to the seed dispersal of a berry-producing shrub, Gaultheria miqueliana Takeda (Ericaceae), on Mount Koma, northern Japan. Numerous seeds of G. miqueliana germinated from the hare pellets (122.2 ± 7.3/pellet, mean ± SE), confirming that the pellets potentially had a role in the seed dispersal. Lab-experiments confirmed that the seeds of G. miqueliana needed light for full germination without cold stratification. Besides, hare pellets were collected from a post-mined peatland in Sarobetsu Mire, northern Japan, where G. miqueliana was not distributed but two berry-producing ericaceous species were distributed. No seeds germinated on the pellets collected from the Mire. These results suggested that the tight relationships between hare and berry-producing shrubs were species-specific. |
| Rights: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Botany Letters on July 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/23818107.2020.1790033. |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/88528 |
| Appears in Collections: | 環境科学院・地球環境科学研究院 (Graduate School of Environmental Science / Faculty of Environmental Earth Science) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 露崎 史朗
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