Mast seeding is a widespread and widely studied phenomenon. However, the physiological
mechanisms that mediate masting events and link them to weather and plant resources are …

The extent of our reliance on animal pollination for world crop production for human food
has not previously been evaluated and the previous estimates for countries or continents …

The benefits of masting (volatile, quasi-synchronous seed production at lagged intervals)
include satiation of seed predators, but these benefits come with a cost to mutualist pollen …

Predator satiation is the most commonly tested hypothesis that explains the evolutionary
advantages of masting. It proposes that masting benefits plant reproduction by reducing the …

A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences, revised and updated
The revised and updated fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems–now in full …

Growing interest in spatial ecology is promoting new approaches to the study of seed
dispersal, one of the key processes determining the spatial structure of plant populations …

▪ Abstract For many years biologists have debated whether mast seeding (the synchronous
intermittent production of large seed crops in perennial plants) results from weather …

Pollen ranges from 2.5% to 61% protein content. Most pollen proteins are likely to be
enzymes that function during pollen tube growth and subsequent fertilization, but the vast …

Many terrestrial ecosystems are characterized by intermittent production of abundant
resources for consumers, such as mast seeding and pulses of primary production following …

We define seed limitation to be an increase in population size following seed addition. Here,
we briefly consider how theoretical models deal with seed limitation and how seed sowing …