mast seeding
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Mast Seeding — Masting[1] refers to a mass seeding phenomenon exhibited by some species of plants which can be defined as synchronous production of seed at long intervals by a population of plants [2], strict masting only occurs in species that are monocarpic… … Wikipedia
Mast year — Norway spruce (Picea abies) seedlings can establish with greater success during mast years, when seed predators are swamped with food. A mast year is a year in which vegetation produces a significant abundance of mast (fruit). The term originally … Wikipedia
Seed predation — includes any process inflicted on a plant’s seeds by an animal that results in the inviability of the seed. Generally this refers to the consumption and digestion of the seed, but also includes the parasitization of seeds by insect larvae (Janzen … Wikipedia
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Strobilanthes kunthiana — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
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Red Acouchi — Myoprocta acouchy redirects here. In some literature, this name may refer to the Green Acouchi (Myoprocta pratti) instead. Red Acouchi Conservation status … Wikipedia
suicide tree — ▪ tree tropical tree found in old growth forests from Costa Rica to northern Colombia and named for its imminent demise after fruiting. Mature trees are distinguished by thin, reddish, rippling bark that gives the impression of a tightly… … Universalium
masting — noun A mast seeding … Wiktionary
