FRUIT AND SEED CHARACTERISTICS OF WOODY SPECIES IN MEDITERRANEAN-TYPE REGIONS OF CHILE AND CALIFORNIA

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dc.contributor.authorHOFFMANN, AJ
dc.contributor.authorTEILLIER, S
dc.contributor.authorFUENTES, ER
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T19:23:57Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T19:23:57Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.description.abstractThe distribution and characteristics of propagules of woody species were compared in four community types along a gradient of increasing annual rainfall, between 30.degree. and 38.degree. latitude in Chile and California. The hypothesis tested was that in these two regions climatic constraints determine similar responses in phylogenetically unrelated organisms. The abundance of fleshy fruits less than 15 mm in diameter (corresponding to the syndrome of bird-dispersal), their sizes, and the frequency of black fruits increased from xeric towards mesic communities, both in Chile and in California; the largest variety of fruit colors was found in the evergreen scrub in both regions. These trends support the convergence hypothesis. In contrast, the distribution and characteristics of wind-dispersed propagules and of "small" dry, not wind-dispersed propagules showed different, apparently non-convergent trends, in Chile and California.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn0717-6317
dc.identifier.issn0716-078X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/99287
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:A1989AV48900006
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final60
dc.pagina.inicio43
dc.revistaRevista chilena de historia natural
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.titleFRUIT AND SEED CHARACTERISTICS OF WOODY SPECIES IN MEDITERRANEAN-TYPE REGIONS OF CHILE AND CALIFORNIA
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen62
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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