Seed Dispersal and Germination of Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae): Are Megafauna Necessary?

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 1989Publisher:JSTORJournal:Journal of Biogeography, volume 16, page 369 (issn: 0305-0270,

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Authors: J. Robert Hunter;

doi: 10.2307/2845228

Seed Dispersal and Germination of Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae): Are Megafauna Necessary?

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Experiments with seeds of the guanacaste tree, E. cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb., indicate that scarification of the seed testa may be more beneficial than heat treat- ments in stimulating rapid germination but that a humid environment and warm tropical temperatures are com- pletely adequate for this process. Based on these data, the possibility that megafauna served and presently serve as

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