Mires and Peat

an online journal jointly published by imcg and ips

Volume 6 (2010): Article 3 

Dispersal of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. seeds on severely burnt upland moorland.

by J.A. Gilbert and K.R. Butt

Published online: 29.07.2010

Summary

From natural and manipulated experiments at 460 m a.s.l., traps were used to record the dispersal range of Calluna vulgaris seeds on an unvegetated post-wildfire site. Seeds were trapped to 50 m from source, although most (73%) were deposited within one metre of the parent plant. C. vulgaris seeds were not dispersed as far in these experiments as recorded in previous workers’ experiments on lowland grassland.

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Citation

Gilbert, J.A. & Butt, K.R. (2010): Dispersal of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. seeds on severely burnt upland moorland. Mires and Peat 6: Art. 3. (Online: http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map06/map_06_03.htm)

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