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Table 8 Mean seed crop (seeds m−2) per year that felt onto the traps located in 0.5 × 0.5 quadrats that either had no rooted individual (open space) or had individuals of one or two species. Note that we did not differentiate between one and more individuals per quadrat. No data was shown for the rest of combinations (13.4%) due to low numbers for any of them. Note that Phillyrea angustifolia did not produce seeds during the whole study period but was very abundant in the plot. The species that dominated the most underneath any species or where no plant was rooted is shown in bold

From: Temporal and spatial patterns of seed dispersal of four shrubs in a Cistus-Erica shrubland from central Spain

Rooted species

Freq. (%)

Mean annual seed crop (seeds m−2)

C. ladanifer

S. rosmarinus

E. umbellata

E. arborea

No rooted plant

32.0

19,234

720

22,905

47,438

C. ladanifer

6.6

22,486

788

5520

33,076

S. rosmarinus

6.6

12,415

1294

1488

74,450

E. umbellata

6.6

24,442

34

46,793

22,052

E. arborea

2.8

17,375

718

3284

32,124

P. angustifolia

13.2

16,970

504

9528

74,960

C. ladanifer/E. umbellata

5.6

24,243

69

29,882

33,564

E. umbellata/E. arborea

3.8

13,805

413

39,646

74,897

E. arborea/P. angustifolia

8.5

16,970

504

9528

74,960