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Seed dispersal by the Florida box turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) in pine rockland forests of the lower Florida Keys, United States
Author(s): H. Liu, S. G. Platt, C. K. Borg
Year: 2004
Journal: Oecologia
Volume: 138
Issue: 4
Pages: 539-546
Article Topic(s): Germination, Seed collecting
Research Setting(s): Forest, Pine, Pine rockland
Species Referenced: Serenoa repens (Saw palmetto),
Abstract
Studies the role of the Florida box turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) in the dispersal of native seeds from pine rocklands. Turtles disperse the seeds of Serenoa repens. Germination studies indicated that germination percentage and rate of S. repens increased after passing through the box turtle digestive tract.Suggested Citation
H. Liu, S. G. Platt, and C. K. Borg. "Seed dispersal by the Florida box turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) in pine rockland forests of the lower Florida Keys, United States." Oecologia 138.4 (2004): 539-546.Go back