Direct and Indirect Effects of Overstory Canopy and Sex-Biased Density Dependence on Reproduction in the Dioecious Shrub Shepherdia canadensis (Elaeagnaceae)

• Published in: Diversity
• Main Authors: Tyler J. Bateman, Scott E. Nielsen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: pollen supplementation experiment; pollination syndrome; seed set; temperate; wild berries; brown bear ( ursus arctos ); diptera; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Canada; Nutt; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/d12010037; https://doaj.org/article/cd43d22ce6d8451180bc44fab2909b17

This study assessed the reproductive success of a temperate dioecious shrub, Canada buffaloberry, Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt., in central Alberta, Canada, by examining the effects of spatial patterns and overstory canopy on flower and fruit production. S. canadensis is more abundant and product...