Conclusions This thesis provides detailed insight into plant-animal relationships that are involved in reproduction of inselberg species. The results are interpreted in relation to the ecosystem functioning and they also contribute to the general knowledge on specialization in plant-animal interactions (Chapter 2 and 3), floral resources (Chapter 2, 3, and 5), pollinators' attraction (Chapter 2), relations between diaspore's characteristics and animal dispersal (Chapter 4), and conflicts among plant life stages that follow ovule fertilization (Chapter 4). As Clusia aff. sellowiana dominates the shrub vegetation, the study on its reproduction is the initial step to understanding the dynamics of the shrub patches and potential succession on the inselberg. The nocturnal pollination system of Clusia aff. sellowiana bears unusual characteristics and signs of specialization. Only one pollinator species, a cockroach Amazonina platystylata, was recorded and this species is apparently sensitive to olfactory attraction cues emitted by the flowers. This is the first evidence of pollination system that involves cockroaches as pollinators and is to some degree specialized. Clusia aff. sellowiana is dispersed by small birds. Because its diasporas are consumed by birds and there is a time lag before they are deposited,...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:295423 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Vlasáková, Blanka |
| Contributors | Sklenář, Petr, Porembski, Stefan, Jersáková, Jana |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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