Bhat, DM and Murali, KS (2001) Phenology of understorey species of tropical moist forest of Western Ghats region of Uttara Kannada district in South India. In: Current Science, 81 (7). pp. 799-805.
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Abstract
Vegetative and reproductive phenology of 107 (52 shrubs, 8 liana, 11 climbers and 36 herb species) understorey species of tropical moist forests of Uttara Kannada district in the Western Ghats of South India was monitored from November 1983 to December 1985, through fortnightly visits to eight one- hectare sites. A prominent peak in leaf flush, flowering and fruiting occurred in the pre-monsoon period in shrubs and lianas, while leaf abscission occurred during the post-monsoon winter period. In the climbers and herbs, flowering and fruiting were concentrated in a single peak during the post- monsoon period. Leaf flush and flowering in deep-rooted shrubs and lianas may have been triggered by changes in day-length and temperature; moisture availability may govern these events in the shallow-rooted climbers and herbs. It is argued that moisture availability, herbivore, pollinator and disperser abundance may have shaped the phenological patterns of the species in these forests.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Publication: | Current Science |
Publisher: | Indian Academy of Sciences |
Additional Information: | The copyright of this article belongs to Indian Academy of Sciences |
Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences |
Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2004 |
Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2010 04:16 |
URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/1855 |
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