Appendix B. Relation between lifespan and elasticity of recruitment (erec).
Species |
Organisms |
Population |
Lifespan |
erec |
Reference |
Ascophyllum nodosum |
Algae |
Tjarno |
139 |
0.068 |
Aberg 1992 |
Goteborg |
198 |
0.03 |
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Goniastrea aspera |
Coral |
23 |
0.036 |
Babcock 1991 |
|
Goniastrea favulus |
Coral |
25 |
0.0875 |
||
Platygyra synensis |
Coral |
21 |
0.0199 |
||
Alcyonium sp |
Soft coral |
Tatoosh Island |
30 |
0.1681 |
McFadden 1991 |
Botanical beach |
50 |
0.0866 |
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Plexaura A |
Gorgonian |
41 |
0.291 |
Lasker 1991 |
|
Leptogorgia virgulata |
Gorgonian |
81 |
0.0702 |
Gotelli 1991 |
|
Paramuricea clavata |
Gorgonian |
Medes Islands |
49 |
0.011 |
This study |
Cap de Creus |
102 |
0.013 |
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Pinguicula villosa |
Herb |
14 |
0.267 |
Svensson et al 1993, Ehlren and Lehtila 2002 |
|
Panax quinquefolium |
Herb |
25 | 0.227 |
Charron and Gagnon, 1991 |
|
Cynoglossum virginianum |
Herb |
28 |
0.207 |
Cipollini et al 1993 |
|
Espeletia timonensis |
Herb |
10 |
0.19 |
Silva et al 2000 |
|
Lomatium bradshawii |
Herb |
4 |
0.145 |
Kaye et al 2001 |
|
Arisaema serratum |
Herb |
7 |
0.136 |
Kinoshita,1987 |
|
Pinguicula vulgaris |
Herb |
29 |
0.12 |
Svensson et al 1993, Ehlren and Lehtila 2002 |
|
Gentiana pneumonathe |
Herb |
14 |
0.096 |
Oostermeijer et al 1996 |
|
Espeletia spicata |
Herb |
2 |
0.09 |
Silva et al 2000 |
|
Pinguicula alpina |
Herb |
106 |
0.089 |
Svensson et al 1993, Ehlren and Lehtila 2002 |
|
Lathyrus vernus |
Herb |
188 |
0.047 |
Ehrlen, 2000 |
|
Geum rivale |
Herb |
18 |
0.03 |
Kiviniemi, 2002 |
|
Agrimonia eupatoria |
Herb |
119 |
0.025 |
Kiviniemi, 2002 |
|
Leptanthes caritensis |
Herb |
207 |
0.02 |
Tremblay, 1997 |
|
Silene acaulis |
Herb |
310 |
0.016 |
Morris and Doak, 1998 |
|
Minuartia obtusiloba |
Herb |
200 |
0.012 |
Forbis and Doak 2004 |
|
Paronychia pulvinata |
Herb |
324 |
0.011 |
Forbis and Doak 2004 |
|
Alnus incana |
Shrub |
20 |
0 |
Huenneke and Marks 1987 |
|
Banksia ericifolia |
Shrub |
41 |
0.1483 |
Bradstock and O'Connell 1988 |
|
Betula nana |
Shrub |
11 |
0 |
Ebert and Ebert 1989 |
|
Calluna vulgaris |
Shrub |
20 |
0.2874 |
Scandrett and Gimingham 1989 |
|
Cassia nemophila |
Shrub |
43 |
0.0918 |
Silander 1983 |
|
Petrophile pulchella |
Shrub |
62 |
0.1585 |
Bradstock and O'Connell 1988 |
|
Podococcus barteri |
Shrub |
34 |
0.0081 |
Bullock 1980 |
|
Araucaria cunninghamii |
Tree |
256 |
0.0078 |
Enright and Watson 1991 |
|
Araucaria hunsteinii |
Tree |
182 |
0.0116 |
Enright 1982 |
|
Astrocaryum mexicanum |
Tree |
123 |
0.0081 |
Piñero et al. 1984 |
|
Avicennia marina |
Tree |
39 |
0.0974 |
Burns and Ogden 1985 |
|
Fagus grandifolia |
Tree |
33 |
0.0078 |
Batista et al. 1998 |
|
Iriartea deltoidea |
Tree |
66 |
0.0324 |
Pinard 1993 |
|
Nothofagus fusca |
Tree |
246 |
0.0084 |
Enright and Ogden 1979 |
|
Pentaclethra macroloba |
Tree |
139 |
0.0091 |
Hartshorn 1975 |
|
Pinus palustris |
Tree |
226 |
0.0057 |
Platt et al. 1988 |
|
Rhopalostylis sapida |
Tree |
222 |
0.0081 |
Enright and Watson 1992 |
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