声明
CHAPTER 1 General introduction
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.1.1 Seed rain and soil seed bank
1.1.2 Forest seedling influence on vegetation dynamics
1.1.3 Biotic factors: plant-plant competition
1.1.4 Biotic factors: plant-animal interactions
1.1.5 Abiotic factors: interactions with the local environment
1.2 SIGNIFICANCE
1.3 THESIS STRUCTURE
CHAPTER 2 Study sites, methods summary, and general description of seedling banks
2.1 STUDY SITES
2.2 METHODS
2.3 SEEDLING BANKS
2.4 SEED RAIN
CHAPTER 3 Intrinsic biotic factors and microsite conditions drive seedling survival in a species with masting reproduction
3.1 ABSTRACT
3.2 INTRODUCTION
3.3.1 Study area
3.3.2 Data collection
3.3.3 Statistical analyses
3.4 RESULTS
3.5 DISCUSSION
3.6 CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER 4 Seedling growth and survival responses to multiple soil properties in subtropical forests
4.1 ABSTRACT
4.2 INTRODUCTION
4.3 METHODS
4.3.1 Statistical analyses
4.4 RESULTS
4.4.1 Abiotic characterization of forest sites
4.4.2 Growth rate
4.4.3 Survival
4.5 DISCUSSION
4.6 CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER 5 Abiotic resources indirectly shape herbivory by mediating plant apparency in seedling communities of four subtropical forests
5.1 ABSTRACT
5.2 INTRODUCTION
5.3 METHODS
5.3.1 Study areas and design
5.3.2 Data collection
5.3.3 Statistical analyses
5.4 RESULTS
5.4.1 Magnitude of leaf herbivory across sites
5.4.2 Effects of biotic factors on leaf herbivory
5.4.3 Effects of abiotic factors on leaf herbivory
5.5 DISCUSSION
5.5.1 Effects of biotic factors on leaf herbivory
5.5.2 Effects of abiotic factors on leaf herbivory
5.5.3 Limitations
5.6 CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER 6 Synthesis and conclusions
6.1 THESIS SYNTHESIS
6.1.1 Chapter 3: Seedling survival after mast seeding
6.1.2 Chapter 4: Seedling growth and survival responses to multiple soil nutrients
6.1.3 Chapter 5: Drivers of seedling herbivory
6.2 FINAL CONCLUSIONS
参考文献
APPENDICES
致谢
CURRICULUM VITAE
广西大学;
