Title: Synchronized Annual Seed Production by 16 Principal Tree Species in a Temperate Deciduous Forest, Japan
Abstract: EcologyVolume 83, Issue 6 p. 1727-1742 Regular Article SYNCHRONIZED ANNUAL SEED PRODUCTION BY 16 PRINCIPAL TREE SPECIES IN A TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST, JAPAN Mitsue Shibata, Mitsue Shibata Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, P.O. Box 16, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan Graduate School of Bioagricultural Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorHiroshi Tanaka, Hiroshi Tanaka Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, P.O. Box 16, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi, Ibaraki 305-8687, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorShigeo Iida, Shigeo Iida Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, P.O. Box 16, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi, Ibaraki 305-8687, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorShin Abe, Shin Abe Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Hokkaido Research Center, Sapporo 062-8516, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTakashi Masaki, Takashi Masaki Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Thohoku Research Center, Morioka 020-0123, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorKaoru Niiyama, Kaoru Niiyama Graduate School of Bioagricultural Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTohru Nakashizuka, Tohru Nakashizuka Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kitashirakawa Oiwakecho, Kyoto 606-8502, JapanSearch for more papers by this author Mitsue Shibata, Mitsue Shibata Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, P.O. Box 16, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan Graduate School of Bioagricultural Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorHiroshi Tanaka, Hiroshi Tanaka Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, P.O. Box 16, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi, Ibaraki 305-8687, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorShigeo Iida, Shigeo Iida Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, P.O. Box 16, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi, Ibaraki 305-8687, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorShin Abe, Shin Abe Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Hokkaido Research Center, Sapporo 062-8516, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTakashi Masaki, Takashi Masaki Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Thohoku Research Center, Morioka 020-0123, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorKaoru Niiyama, Kaoru Niiyama Graduate School of Bioagricultural Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTohru Nakashizuka, Tohru Nakashizuka Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kitashirakawa Oiwakecho, Kyoto 606-8502, JapanSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 June 2002 https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[1727:SASPBP]2.0.CO;2Citations: 97 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract To investigate synchronized annual fluctuation of seed production and its advantage for regeneration at the community level, for nine years (1987–1995) we monitored the flowering, seed production, and seedling emergence of the 16 principal tree species in a temperate deciduous forest, Ogawa Forest Reserve, in central Japan. We found that the species with higher synchronized flowering within a population had larger fluctuation of annual seed production at the population level. The coefficient of concordance of flowering and the coefficient of variation of annual seed production were continuously distributed among species, making it difficult to distinguish masting from nonmasting species. The annual seed production patterns of the 16 species were classified, by cluster analysis, into groups that synchronize their fluctuation of annual seed production. This analysis showed a highly synchronized annual seed production, not only among congeneric species, but also among species of different families. Although our results have some insufficiency of statistical significance, they did show that predator satiation, both in a population and a guild, effectively operated for many species to enhance seed survival at the pre-dispersal stage. They also showed that pollination efficiency was likely to be operating at the population level for half of the wind-pollinating species. However, generalist predator satiation at the postdispersal seed stage may not operate in a simple, detectable manner in this species-rich forest community. 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