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ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE
卷 71, 期 8, 页码 853-861出版社
SPRINGER FRANCE
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-014-0388-y
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Desiccation tolerance; High-temperature stress; Microhabitat changes; Rainforest fragmentation; Species shift; Seedling establishment
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31170626]
Fragmentation is a common and increasingly serious problem in tropical rainforests through the world, resulting in changes in species composition and subsequent species extinctions. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that changes in species composition can originate from the different selection pressures on pioneer and climax seeds as the habitat changes. Baccaurea ramiflora seeds were placed on the ground in six quadrats in five different habitats in the field, while graded temperature and relative humidity treatments in the laboratory were used to mimic the changed microclimate in rainforest fragments. Changes in seed moisture and viability were monitored. B. ramiflora seeds are recalcitrant and highly sensitive to both high temperatures and dehydration, with a reduced lifespan when temperature increased or relative humidity decreased, and viability is lost when dehydrated to 0.198 g/g or warmed to a parts per thousand yenaEuro parts per thousand 35 A degrees C. Germination was delayed in non-rainforest conditions compared with the rainforest understory, and only one-third of the seeds assigned to an open site germinated and emerged. The results support our hypothesis that recalcitrant-seeded species have a high dependence on intact rainforests, and that fragmentation and disturbance will reduce their germination and establishment while favoring orthodox-seeded pioneers.
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