Germination of Cherrybark and Nuttal Oak Acorns Following Flooding

C. B. Briscoe

doi:10.2307/1932100

Germination of Cherrybark and Nuttal Oak Acorns Following Flooding

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Authors:

C. B. Briscoe

Year:

1961

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2307/1932100

Source:

Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico: US Forest Service, Tropical Forest Research Center. Ecology 42(2): 430-431

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Abstract

Frequency and duration of flooding is undoubtedly one of the most important environmental factors affecting species distribution in bottomland forests. In the life of a tree this influence is first exerted on the seed, and the capacity of seeds to retain viability after submergence by flood water may well be an important factor in determining the success of a species in a particular ecological niche.

Keywords

germination, cherrybark, nuttal oak

Citation

Briscoe, C. B. 1961. Germination of Cherrybark and Nuttal Oak Acorns Following Flooding. Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico: US Forest Service, Tropical Forest Research Center. Ecology 42(2):430-431.