Poor seed dispersal, seed germination and seedling survival explain why rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) do not expand into natural forests in Xishuangbanna, southwest China
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- 作者：Huiping Zhou ; pingse77@163.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Hai Yue ; Xiangshuai Ai ; Guoyun Chen ; Ming Cun ; Jiang Xie ; Yaohua Tian
- 关键词：Rubber tree ; Seed dispersal ; Seed germination ; Seedling survival ; Xishuangbanna
- 刊名：Forest Ecology and Management
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：15 December 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：358
- 期：Complete
- 页码：240-247
- 全文大小：545 K
文摘
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We focused on the natural expansion of rubber trees in Xishuangbanna area.
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Rubber seeds were mainly handled by small rodents from Rattus genus.
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Very few rubber seeds could be effectively dispersed into natural forests.
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Seed germination and seedling survival rate were very low in natural forests.
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This study can help to understand the natural dispersal and regeneration dynamics.