caa a22 4500 475750829 CHVBK 20180406123523.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1009852400814 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1009852400814 Seed predation and seedling recruitment in plants: the effect of the distance between parents [Elektronische Daten] [Ramiro Bustamante, Javier Simonetti] We present a graphic model that explores the effect of distance between parent plants on seed predation and seedling recruitment. Based on the assumption that distance between parents may affect the shape of the seed shadow, the model predicts that seed predators may affect seedling recruitment curves under isolated plants but they are unable to affect these curves under close parent plants. The predictions of the model are tested experimentally in Cryptocarya alba (Lauraceae), a common tree of the Mediterranean forest, Central Chile. Results show that predictions are not met under isolated parent plants. Although seed density decreases significantly away from parent plants, this effect is not relevant for seed predation and seedling recruitment. The biotic/abiotic contrast existing under the canopy vs outside the canopy, plus the shade-tolerance of this tree, better explains the seedling recruitment observed under isolated parent plants. Nevertheless, the predictions of the model are corroborated under close parent plants. Seed shadows overlap to the extent that they generate a homogeneous seed distribution, homogeneous seed predation and homogeneous seedling recruitment as well. We discuss the implications of the model in terms of the spatial pattern of seedlings and the benefits of dispersal from isolated and close parent plants. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000 Chilean matorral nationallicence Seed shadow nationallicence Siblings nationallicence Recruitment nationallicence Seedling establishment nationallicence Spatial pattern nationallicence Spatial scale nationallicence Bustamante Ramiro Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, 653, Santiago, Casilia, Chile aut Simonetti Javier Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, 653, Santiago, Casilia, Chile aut Plant Ecology Kluwer Academic Publishers 147/2(2000-04-01), 173-183 1385-0237 147:2<173 2000 147 11258 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009852400814 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009852400814 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bustamante Ramiro Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, 653, Santiago, Casilia, Chile aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Simonetti Javier Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, 653, Santiago, Casilia, Chile aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Plant Ecology Kluwer Academic Publishers 147/2(2000-04-01), 173-183 1385-0237 147:2<173 2000 147 11258 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer