Grazing influences morphogenesis as well as physiology of range plants. The objective of this study was to review the international bibliography about seed production and dispersal in grasslands. The selective grazing is one of the most important factors that influences the composition of vegetation in grasslands, as far as it causes mortality of the plants, limitation of growth of young individuals and in general the reduction of tolerance of species, with direct and indirect ways. The effects of grazing on plants include seed dispersal.
The influence of grazing on seed production and dispersal in grasslands
Abstract
- Authors
- A. Vassilaki
- Affiliation
- Laboratory of Range Ecology, Aristotle University, 540 06 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Keywords
- Seed production, seed dispersal, grazing
- Proceedings
- RANGE SCIENCE AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE 21ST CENTURY – Proceedings of the 2nd Panhellenic Rangeland Congress in Ioannina, 4-6 October 2000 (Edited by: Thomas G. Papachristou & Olympia Dini)
- Congress
- RANGE SCIENCE AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE 21ST CENTURY