Table
Table 19.2
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EARLY-SUCCESSION AND LATE-SUCCESSION PLANTS
TRAITEARLY SUCCESSIONLATE SUCCESSION
Number of seedsManyFew
Seed sizeSmallLarge
Mode of dispersalWind or stuck to animalsGravity or eaten by animals
Seed viabilityLongShort
Root:shoot ratioLowHigh
Growth rateFastSlow
Size at maturitySmallLarge
Shade toleranceLowHigh