Claim · model-written summary
Plant or litter covered microsites contained 85% of sampled Bromus pictus seeds despite occupying 55% of the area.
- Taxon
- Bromus pictusBromus pictuse1
- Outcome
- sampled seedse0
- Value
- 85%e0
- Qualifier
- 55% of the areae0
- Setting
- Plant- or litter-covered arease0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“Plant- or litter-covered areas had 85% of the sampled seeds; however, they accounted for 55% of the area.”
e1“Bromus pictus seed availability”
Title
SEED DISTRIBUTION CONSTRAINS THE DYNAMICS OF THE PATAGONIAN STEPPE
Martín R. Aguiar; Osvaldo E. Sala Ecology 1997. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[0093:sdctdo]2.0.co;2
Other claims from this paper (3)
- Observation Bare soil held seeds only within 10 cm of a plant or litter microsite.
- Observation Seed traps near plants captured amounts similar to traps in bare ground far from plants.
- Observation Vegetated microsites or those close to plants were estimated to recruit the greatest number of individuals.