| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Seed Dispersal: An Introduction -- The Distribution, Diversity, and Evolution of the Oaks -- The Oak Life Cycle -- Masting in Oaks -- The Oak Dispersal Process: Intrinsic Factors I -- The Oak Dispersal Process: Intrinsic Factors II -- The Oak Dispersal Process: Extrinsic Factors I -- The Oak Dispersal Process: Extrinsic Factors II -- The Rodents: Seed Predators or Seed Dispersers? -- The Jays: A Different Kind of Oak Dispersal Agent -- The Mind of the Scatterhoarder -- The Insects: Acorn Predators, Parasites, or Commensals? -- Anthropogenic Factors Influencing Oak Dispersal, Establishment, and Regeneration -- Threatened Oak Forests and Oak Forest Conservation -- Oak Dispersal and Oak-Animal Interactions: Looking Forward. |
| Summary |
"This book details the causes and consequences of oak forest structure. Oaks, Steele argues, have formed a coevolutionary bond with their seed predators. This bond can be understood by studying the complex interactions of rodent and jay scatter-hoarding, partial seed predation due to acorn chemistry, the impact of oak forest predators on seed predators, and the limiting effects of fallen nuts on insect damage. The book will provide a comprehensive framework on which future research will build"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Oak -- Seeds -- Dispersal.
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Oak -- Seeds. |
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Oak. |
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Seed dispersal by animals.
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Seed dispersal by animals. |
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Acorns.
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Acorns. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781421439013 1421439018 (DLC) 2019057286 (OCoLC)1131871044 |
| ISBN |
9781421439020 (electronic book) |
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1421439026 (electronic book) |
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9781421439013 |
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1421439018 |
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