Claim · model-written summary
Acacia subcanopy was important for Ziziphus establishment.
- Taxon
- Z. mucronata
Ziziphus mucronatae0 - Interactor
- A. erioloba
Vachellia eriolobae0othert0 - Outcome
- establishmente0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Z. mucronata demography suggested that the A. erioloba subcanopy is important for establishment”
t0“nurse tree Acacia”
Title
Colleen L. Seymour Journal of Vegetation Science 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01096.x
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation Seeds from Ziziphus plants beneath Acacia had higher germination than seeds from open-grown plants.
- Observation Germination was higher in full sun.
- Observation Germination was higher in matrix soil under simulated good rainfall.
- Intervention effect Seedlings transplanted into the matrix survived more often than those beneath trees.
- Observation Seedling mortality arose from desiccation in the matrix and herbivory and trampling under trees.
- Observation Adult Ziziphus in the open had higher mistletoe infestation.
- Observation Seed set did not differ significantly between subcanopy and matrix.
- Association After accounting for infestation and size, open-grown adults had lower seed set than those under trees.
- Observation The nurse-tree environment remained important throughout the Ziziphus lifecycle.