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Seed Dispersal of the Cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco ) by Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in Southeastern Florida
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Seed Dispersal of the Cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco ) by Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in Southeastern Florida
Yazar:
Hanish, Carolyn J., author.
ISBN:
9780438011663
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1 electronic resource (60 pages)
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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 57-06M(E).
Includes supplementary digital materials.
Advisors: Jon A. Moore Committee members: Brian Benscoter; Dale Gawlik; Tobin Hindle.
Özet:
Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) are keystone species mainly due to their burrow construction. Gopher tortoises can also impact the plants around them, but it is rarely quantifiable due to constraints in dispersal studies including time period and seasonality of fruit. The objective of this study was to measure the effect gut-passage has on a native Florida stone-pitted shrub, the cocoplum bush (Chrysobalanus icaco), as well as to attempt to model the relationship between the gopher tortoise and the plant using our unique field site. This study shows that gut-passage has a significant effect on the germination rate of the cocoplum, allowing it to germinate faster than control groups. This study also found that a model involving covariates relating to tortoise movement as a predictor for cocoplum intensity was favored over a homogeneous null model. We believe the pattern of plants is nonrandom and relates to the gopher tortoise's seed dispersal.
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School code: 0119
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