Intraspecific regulation of populations of the clonal herb, Cyperus esculentus
Intraspecific regulation of populations of the clonal herb, Cyperus esculentus
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克隆草本植物香附 (Cyperus esculentus) 种群的种内调控
DOI:
10.2307/2403997
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发表时间:
1987
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
D. H. S. Drennan
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作者:
J. Lapham;D. H. S. Drennan
(1) The influence of competition on ramet populations of Cyperus esculentus was studied experimentally at a site near Harare, Zimbabwe. A range of ramet densities was achieved by planting one to 10 000 tubers m-2. Ramet growth was most prolific from October to April, the main rainy season, with ramets dying off during May and June as soils dried. (2) Production of new ramets and tubers was density-dependent. Ramet production responded to competition in a compensatory manner but tuber production was mainly restricted at high densities. Ramet mortality was more affected by climatic conditions than by competition. (3) Biomass peaked within a few months of growth. This was shown by the slope of approximately 1 of the loglo/loglo regression of biomass production per planted ramet on planted ramet density. (4) The relationship between loglo weight and logl0 density for several populations of living ramets approached and briefly followed the 3/2 self-thinning line until dry and cooler weather increased ramet deaths.