TY - BOOK ID - 80821634 TI - The ecology of seeds AU - Fenner, Michael AU - Thompson, Ken PY - 2005 SN - 9780511614101 9780521653114 9780521653688 0511082002 9780511082009 0511081553 9780511081552 0511614101 0521653681 0521653118 0521653118 1280417609 9781280417603 9781107128347 110712834X 9786610417605 0511196342 0511170823 0511323964 PB - Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Seeds KW - Plants KW - Gemmation (Botany) KW - Plant reproduction KW - Plant physiology KW - Reproduction KW - Plants, Sex in KW - Plant spores KW - Seed ecology KW - Ecology. KW - Reproduction. KW - Seeds - Ecology KW - Plants - Reproduction UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80821634 AB - What determines the number and size of the seeds produced by a plant? How often should it reproduce them? How often should a plant produce them? Why and how are seeds dispersed, and what are the implications for the diversity and composition of vegetation? These are just some of the questions tackled in this wide-ranging review of the role of seeds in the ecology of plants. The authors bring together information on the ecological aspects of seed biology, starting with a consideration of reproductive strategies in seed plants and progressing through the life cycle, covering seed maturation, dispersal, storage in the soil, dormancy, germination, seedling establishment, and regeneration in the field. The 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. ER -