Post-fire recruitment of four co-occurring Banksia species.
Abstract
Factors responsible for mortality and survival after autumn and spring burns were studied for B. attenuata, B. leptophylla, B. menziesii and B. prionotes in a 15-yr-old stand of fire-prone scrub-heath near Perth, SW Australia. Data are presented and discussed on seed release, seed predation, germination, seedling establishment and mortality, and net recruitment.