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Size matters for violent discharge height and settling speed of Sphagnum spores: important attributes for dispersal potential.
- Source :
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Annals of Botany . Feb2010, Vol. 105 Issue 2, p291-300. 10p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram, 21 Charts, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Background and Aims: Initial release height and settling speed of diaspores are biologically controlled components which are key to modelling wind dispersal. Most Sphagnum (peat moss) species have explosive spore liberation. In this study, how capsule and spore sizes affect the height to which spores are propelled were measured, and how spore size and spore number of discharged particles relate to settling speed in the aspherical Sphagnum spores. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- *DIASPORE
*PEAT mosses
*PLANT spores
*HABITATS
*FORESTS & forestry
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03057364
- Volume :
- 105
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Annals of Botany
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 47988216
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcp288