Seed Dynamics and Seedling Establishment of Woody Species in the Tropical Savannas of
Central Brazil (Cerrado) Page 1 Please do not remove this page Seed Dynamics and …

A large fraction of tree species forming persistent soil seed-banks and with dormant seeds
are expected to be found in strongly seasonal ecosystems such as Neotropical savannas …

The failure of seeds to arrive at all suitable sites (seed limitation) greatly affects plant
distribution and abundance. In contrast to tropical forests, the degree of seed limitation in …

In tropical dry forests (TDFs), anemochory is usually reported as the most common seed
dispersal syndrome (Bullock 1995; Nunes et al. 2012). The period of dispersal for these …

The seed-bank dynamics of cerrado, a savanna-like vegetation type in central Brazil, was
monitored for a year after a fire event in the mid-dry season. Fifty paired soil and litter …

Two adjacent forest sites-a mixed forest on well-drained Oxisols and a caatinga forest on
waterlogged Spodosols-were similar in the number of viable seeds m-2 in the seed bank …

Background: The Amazon basin contains mainly unflooded forests, and they are among the
most important ecosystems in the world. Field experiments on seed processes are very …

Due to frequent fire, low nutrient availability, and prolonged drought, tropical savanna is a
stressful environment for the survival and growth of woody plant seedlings. To understand …

Seedling dynamics are crucial for understanding spatial plant distribution patterns, yet little
is known about seedling establishment in N eotropical savannas because empirical studies …

The relation between seed size, seedling morphology and germination is analyzed for 11
non-pioneer tree species typical of Amazonian várzea floodplain forests. A classification of …