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100			_aSilva, Bianca Ferreira
100			_aAzevedo, Igor Henrique Freitas
100			_aMayhé-Nunes, Antonio
100			_aBreier, Tiago
100			_aFreitas, Andre Felippe Nunes de
245			_aAnts Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds
500			_aPublicação on-line; 38 ref.; 3 illus.; Summary (En)
520			_a ABSTRACT Ants interact with seeds, and frequently remove their appendages. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of ants on the germination of Guarea guidonia (Meliaceae) seeds through removing the fleshy tissue of their integument (sarcotesta). The seeds were subjected to the following treatments: control (no sarcotesta removal), manual removal, and removal by ants. The results show that germination percentage and time varied among treatments, with removal by ants showing the highest percentage within the shortest possible time. The positive effect of sarcotesta removal by ants points to a possible action of anti-fungal substances. As germination is an essential step for recruitment, ant activity may be important to the regeneration of a deforested area. Further studies should consider germination experiments under natural conditions in order to increase the understanding on plant development. Keywords: ant-plant interaction, recruitment, seed germination, Solenopsis, Atlantic Forest.
650			_aGERMINAÇÃO
650			_aSEMENTE
650			_aFORMIGA
650			_aMATA ATLÂNTICA
773	0		_02929 _9347952 _dRio de Janeiro-RJ Instituto de Florestas - UFRRJ 1994 _o2025-0451 _tFloresta e Ambiente (Brazil) _x1415-0980 / ISSN 2179-8087 0nline _gv. 26(3) p. 1-7; (2019) _wBR2026000270
856			_uhttps://www.scielo.br/j/floram/a/ccJrrcVSTX5wTFww74mdWwR/?format=pdf&lang=en
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