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31Seed dispersal — is the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant. Plants have limited mobility and consequently rely upon a variety of dispersal vectors to transport their propagules, including both abiotic and biotic vectors. Seeds can be… …
32Disturbance (ecology) — Damages of storm Kyrill in Wittgenstein, Germany. In ecology, a disturbance is a temporary change in average environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem. Outside disturbance forces often act quickly and with great… …
33Pinus serotina — Conservation status Least Concern ( …
34Pinus radiata — Monterey Pine Conservation status Conservation Dependent …
35serotine — /ˈsɛrətaɪn/ (say seruhtuyn) noun 1. a small European bat, Vespertilio (Vesperugo) serotinus. –adjective Also, serotinous. 2. Rare late. {French, from Latin sērōtinus late; literally, from the idea that the bats fly late in the evening} …
36serotine — n. brown bat; a. serotinous …
37serotinal — [sə rät′ nəssə rät′ n əl] adj. [< L serotinus < serus, late < IE base * sē(i) , slow, let fall, neglect, stretch out > SEED, SIDE] Bot. late or delayed in development: said esp. of late flowering plants: also serotinous [sə rät′ nəs] …
