Limited evidence for a consistent seed mass‐dispersal trade‐off in wind‐dispersed pines

• Published in: The Journal of ecology Vol. 109; no. 1; pp. 284 - 293
• Main Authors: Wyse, Sarah V., Hulme, Philip E., Bogdziewicz, Michał
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2021
• Subjects: alien; biological invasions; competition‐colonization; dispersal; Dispersion; ecology; Investment; Mass; Pinaceae; Pinus; Plant species; reproductive ecology; Resources; samaras; Seed dispersal; seed weight; Seeds; selection pressure; Species; Terminal velocity; Trees; Variation; Velocity; wilding conifer; Wind; Wing loading
• ISSN: 0022-0477; 1365-2745
• DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13477

Much of the variation in dispersal potential among seeds of different plant species has been related to a putative trade‐off between dispersal potential and seed mass. Yet to date there are few taxonomically controlled comparisons that explore the generality of this relationship across and within mu...