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cje ›› 2012, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (09): 2397-2403.

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Major terminologies and concepts in seed dispersal biology.

ZHU Jin-lei1,2, LIU Zhi-min1**   

  1. (1State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; 2Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)
  • Online:2012-09-10 Published:2012-09-10

Abstract: Seed dispersal is a research hotspot nowadays in evolutionary biology, conservation biology, and restoration biology, with a rapid development over the last two decades in the world. However, little related research has been reported in China, and many terminologies and concepts in seed dispersal biology are hard understandable to relevant Chinese researchers. This paper collected the major terminologies and concepts in seed dispersal biology, aimed to contribute to constructing the framework of terminologies and concepts in seed dispersal biology and to hastening the seed dispersal research in China.

Key words: Cyclobalanopsis gilva, leaf, anatomical characteristics, drought stress.