Factors affecting survival and recruitment of 3531 individually mapped seedlings of Myristicaceae were examined over three years in a highly diverse neotropical rain forest, at spatial scales of 1-9 m and 25 ha. We found convincing evidence of a community compensatory trend (CCT) in seedling survival (i.e., more abundant species had higher seedling mortality at the 25-ha scale), which suggests ...

The major problem facing the fish processing industry is reducing marination process time and increasing uptake of marinade. Previously, a bath has been utilized for this purpose with different combinations acid salt, which causes physiochemical changes in texture. vacuum method seems to be good way solve problem. In study, effect was studied on sole fish. Two varieties (fresh frozen) three lev...

Globally, seagrass beds have been recognized as critical yet declining coastal habitats. To mitigate seagrass losses, seagrass restorations have been conducted in worldwide over the past two decades. Seed utilization is considered to be an important approach in seagrass restoration efforts. In this study, we investigated the effects of salinity and temperature on seed germination, seedling esta...

• Mycorrhizal mycelia can connect trees and seedlings. Carbon nutrients be transported through the mycelium. Trees may potentially nourish their offspring via mycelial interconnections. Severing of connections improves seedling growth in boreal forests. Conflicting evidence calls for more experimental work field.

Forest succession on degraded tropical lands often is slowed by impoverished seed banks and low rates of seed dispersal. Within degraded landscapes, remnant forests are potential seed sources that could enhance nearby forest succession. The spatial extent that forest can influence succession, however, remains largely unstudied. In abandoned agricultural lands in Kibale National Park, Uganda, re...

Enrichment planting within established plantations or secondary forests is a common strategy to enhance forest recovery, given that later successional forest species tend to have low dispersal and limited recruitment into these sites. It is difficult, however, to predict how species of seedlings will perform when planted under different overstory species. The field of phylogenetic ecology offer...

The success of seedling establishment of desert plants is determined by seedling emergence response to an unpredictable precipitation regime. Sand burial is a crucial and frequent environmental stress that impacts seedling establishment on sand dunes. However, little is known about the ecological role of seed mucilage in seedling emergence in arid sandy environments. We hypothesized that seed m...

Predicted genetic gains of polymix, cloned polymix, full-sib and cloned full-sib testing and selection options for a breeding population were estimated for Pinus taeda L. Heritabilities for volume from the clonal testing were considerably greater than the heritabilities from the seedling testing. Cloned options had higher expected genetic gains than seedling options, even after adjusting for th...