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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: pollen supplementation experiment; pollination syndrome; seed set; temperate; wild berries; brown bear ( Ursus arctos ); Diptera; Canada; Nutt; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/d12010037

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...