5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal (1985-2010)

FSD 2010 - Hampe_Grivet

FSD2010

IYB2010

www.cbd.int/2010

Monday 14 June - 14:00-16:00 (Einstein)

Oaks and acorns (Abstracts)

Organizers: Arndt Hampe (CSIC) arndt(a)ebd.csic.es and Delphine Grivet (CIFOR-INIA)

Oaks (Quercus) are foundation species in many forest systems throughout the northern hemisphere. Worldwide, more than 500 oak species interact with innumerable associated organisms, many of them dependent on their hosts. Efficient natural regeneration of oak forests is critical to their conservation. The production, dispersal and germination of acorns and the early establishment of seedlings represent key stages in that process, as they determine the abundance and spatial distribution of recruiting plants and ultimately shape the demographic and genetic structure of forest stands. Different components of oak regeneration have been intensively studied using several approaches including long-term monitoring of acorn production, observation and experimentation in the field, behavioural studies of acorn dispersers, and molecular techniques. The aim of our symposium is to assemble different perspectives on oak regeneration and to provide a platform for discussing implications of the spatiotemporal patterns observed for the conservation and management of oak forest systems.

Speakers and title (Abstracts)

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Speaker
Title
1
Steele, M.
The importance of multidisciplinary approaches for understanding the seed dispersal process: An example from the North American oaks
2
Moran, E.
Contrasting patterns of seed dispersal in two red oak populations revealed by hierarchical Bayesian model integrating genetic and ecological data
3
Scofield, D.
Using animal foraging models to understand patterns of seed movement in oaks.
4
Pulido, F.
Recruitment of Quercus robur at its southern range limit: lessons for the conservation of marginal populations
5
Puerta-Piñero, C.
Exploring the mechanisms that determine oak regeneration at regional scale: the interplay between interacting organisms and landscape structure
6
Takahashi, A.
Effects of seed characteristics on the individual seed fates of a deciduous oak species Quercus serrata
7
Xiao, Z.
Evolutionary interactions between rodents and nuts. A review in China

(Photo : ripe acorns on the ground (top); pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) seedling (right). All © Arndt Hampe)

 Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) carrying an acorn. © Pat Hemlepp