Plant Life History
Terms Life history terms: - r- selected vs K- selected - Early successional vs late successional - Annual, perennial, biennial (two forms, not always two years) Iteroparous (polycarpic) vs. semelparous (monocarpic) Shade tolerant, intermediate, intolerant Deciduous vs. evergreen Broadleaved vs. needle leaved vernal herbs (spring wildflowers), summer green species, late flowering species ep2e-fig-08-01-0.jpg
8.1 Digitalis purpurea is a biennial—a short-lived monocarpic perennial ep2e-fig-08-01-0.jpg
8.4 Arabidopsis thaliana is a small annual mustard ep2e-fig-08-04-0.jpg
8.5 Cirsium canescens is a “biennial” ep2e-fig-08-05-0.jpg
8.6 Agave has semelparous rosettes that flower only once ep2e-fig-08-06-0.jpg
8.7 Grime’s triangular or C-S-R model Grimes life history (ecological) classification ep2e-fig-08-07-0.jpg
8.8 Grime’s characterizations of large groups of plants according to his C-S-R model ep2e-fig-08-08-0.jpg
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8.11 “Masting” Reproductive synchrony in Astragalus in 3 populations in Idaho and Montana (2) ep2e-fig-08-11-2.jpg
Phenology
Question: What are the seasonal patterns of species dominance and diversity in the herbaceous layer of an old-growth deciduous forest
Question: What are the seasonal patterns of species dominance and diversity in the herbaceous layer of an old-growth deciduous forest
Question: Does this species have a different phenology than native shrubs?
Native species Leaf development is much earlier.
Native species Leaf senescence is much later
Question: Is climate change altering seasonal patterns in the local flora?
Plant Life History