Assignment of Advanced ecology

Suppose one plant reproduces almost entirely from seeds, and that
its seeds are dispersed by wind and a second plant reproduces
asexually, mainly by budding from runners. How should these two
different reproductive modes affect local patterns of distribution
seen in populations of the two species?
Submitted to:
Dr.Noreen Khalid
Submitted by:
Shahzadi
Department:
MS Botany
Semester:
2nd
Roll No:
19001
Submission date:
15 june 2020
 Answer
Plants that reproduce from the seeds disperse by wind show random distribution pattern.

E.g Random dispersion occurs with dandelion and other plants that have wind-dispersed seeds
that germinate wherever they happen to fall in a favorable environment. Clumped dispersion is
seen in plants that drop their seeds straight to the ground, such as oak trees

Those plants that reproduce asexually by budding show clumped pattern of distribution in a
population. Because the bud detached from the parental plants and falls near it mostly in
aggregate or clumped form into new plants.

From these two different reproductive modes wind dispersed seeds have some positive effects on
local pattern of distribution in a population than asexual mode of reproduction.

 Dispersal of seeds is very important for the survival of plant species. If plants grow too
closely together, they have to compete for light, water and nutrients from the soil. Seed
dispersal allows plants to spread out from a wide area to avoid competing with one
another from the same resources and helps in growth.
 Whereas budding area of distribution is less and they are in clumped form so, there is
competition for resource in a population. Sometimes the distribution pattern may be
changed from clumped to random to regular as they grow there is competition and some
individual die in clumps , which reduce the clumping patterns that affects the local
pattern of distribution in a population.
 Reproductive rate of wind dispersed seed is more than asexual mode of reproduction in a
population. Population growth rate vary due to difference in reproductive cycle.
 The native area specie seed can be dispersed via wind to that area where no vegetation of
that specie is. So locally transmission of seed via wind provides new vegetation in a
population. The seed distribution up to larger extent by wind whereas budding pattern
distribution is not up to larger extent.
 If growth according to clumped pattern then automatically more competition while if
random pattern then competition lower, space increase resources availability more and
more growth in population.