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The Guild of Myrmecochores in the Herbaceous Flora of West Virginia Forests
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Analysis of herbaceous vegetation and ant activity in random quadrats from 10 forest sites in West Virginia, USA, shows that ant—dispersed (myrmecochorous) plant species constitute about 30% of the herbaceous flora. Twenty—one such species were encountered in this study, three of which were not previously known myrmecochores: Carex jamesii, C. laxiculmis and Luzula echinata. Ant activity is a good predictor of the number of myrmecochorous species at a given site. There is also a weak correlation between ant activity and overall herbaceous species richness. A matrix of correlation coefficients and Wisconsin ordination suggest that the ant—dispersed species constitute a guild. The number of species in a guild for a given site may be limited by competition for ant diaspore vectors, and/or germination microsites. These resources are likely to be especially critical for shade—adapted forest herbs which experience nutrient stress. The ant—diaspore mutualism is viewed as a strategy to overcome nutrient scarcity, and the present study shows clearly that it is a major factor in forest herbaceous communities.
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- Authors
- Beattie, A. J., & Culver, D. C.
- Venue
- Ecology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1981-02
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 107-115
- ISSN
- 0012-9658 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-9170
- OpenAlex
- W1981398460
- Cited by
- 242
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 14.63
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- closed
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