附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-240) and index.
Life histories, reproductive strategies and allocation -- Pre-dispersal hazards -- Seed dispersal -- Soil seed banks -- Seed dormancy --Germination -- Post-dispersal hazards -- Seedling establishment -- Gaps, regeneration and diversity.
摘要:"This text encompasses a wide range of concepts of general relevance to plant ecology, reflecting the central role that the study of seed ecology has played in elucidating many fundamental aspects of plant community function."--Jacket.