Claim · model-written summary
Stasis and progression contributed more to population growth than either reproductive mode.
- Taxon
- woody plantst0
- Outcome
- population growthe0
- Direction
- much more importante0
- Comparator
- either mode of reproductione0
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Verbatim
e0“stasis and progression were always much more important than either mode of reproduction, with stasis making the largest contribution to population growth”
t0“WOODY PLANTS”
Title
FIRE AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF WOODY PLANTS IN A NEOTROPICAL SAVANNA: MATRIX MODEL PROJECTIONS
William A. Hoffmann Ecology 1999. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[1354:fapdow]2.0.co;2
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- Observation Four of five woody species are projected to decline under frequent burning.
- Observation The same four woody species are projected to increase under infrequent burning.
- Observation Fire intervals of 2–9 years are required for long-term persistence of those four species.
- Observation The fifth shrub species was nearly unaffected by burning.
- Association Population growth under annual burning was negatively associated with growth under unburned conditions.
- Observation Woody plants performed best at low fire frequency.
- Observation Herbaceous plants performed best at high fire frequency.
- Intervention effect Fire stimulated vegetative propagation in three species.
- Intervention effect Fire reduced sexual reproduction in those three species.
- Observation Vegetative propagation contributed more than sexual reproduction to population maintenance.
- Observation Vegetative propagation was relatively more important with frequent burning.
- Observation Fire effects on sexual reproduction contributed little to overall population growth effects.
- Observation Fire mortality had little population growth effect except in Miconia albicans.
- Observation Fire reduction of individual size made the greatest contribution to negative population growth.
- Observation Size effects were greater for trees than shrubs.
- Association Growth form was the primary determinant of fire response.
- Observation Current fire regimes are projected to reduce woody plant density.
- Observation Current fire regimes are projected to favor smaller life forms and clonal species.