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Sexual reproductive success in Posidonia oceanica Balestri, E.; Cinelli, F. (2003). Sexual reproductive success in Posidonia oceanica. Aquat. Bot. 75(1): 21-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3770(02)00151-1 In: Aquatic Botany. Elsevier Science: Tokyo; Oxford; New York; London; Amsterdam. ISSN 0304-3770; e-ISSN 1879-1522, meer

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VLIZ: Open access 56968 [ download pdf ]

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Aquatic organisms > Heterotrophic organisms > Herbivores Behaviour > Feeding behaviour > Grazing Disorders > Diseases > Functional disorders > Diseases > Reproductive disorders > Abortion Flora > Weeds > Marine organisms > Seaweeds > Sea grass Interspecific relationships > Predation Reproduction > Sexual reproduction Reproductive cycle Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813 [WoRMS] MED, Italy, Tuscany, Livorno [Marine Regions] Marien/Kust

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seagrasses; Posidonia oceanica; fruit abortion; fruit predation;reproductive success

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Balestri, E., meer Cinelli, F.

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Abstract

To identify the factors that might contribute to limiting the sexual reproduction of Posidonia oceanica we examined: (1) flowering and fruiting phenology; (2) variability in flowering frequency, seed production and reproductive success (i.e. the proportion of flowers setting mature fruits per unit area) over a 2-year period; and (3) losses of potential seed production to fruit abortion and/or pre-dispersal seed predation. The flowering frequency of P. oceanica varied among years, ranging between 7.9 and 19.8%. Despite the large number of flowers and ovules, few of these produced mature fruits owing to abortion. Moreover, about 84% of developing inflorescences were damaged by herbivores. Fruit production varied among years, ranging from 4.7 to 13.5 fruits per m2, but reproductive success remained constant (2.0-2.4%). Exclusion of herbivores showed that abortion alone was reponsible for the loss of about 87% of the reproductive potential. Since reduced fertilization did not completely explain the observed frequency of abortion, it was hypothesized that post-fertilization factors could affect seed formation. The higher reproductive success of protected plants (11.2%) compared to herbivore-exposed plants (3.1%) indicated that predation significantly reduced the number of seeds available for establishment. We concluded that pre-dispersal seed losses to abortion and predation may seriously reduce the reproductive success of the species.

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