干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Evidence of Alectoris chukar (Ayes, Galliformes) as seed dispersal and germinating agent for Pistacia khinjuk in Balochistan, Pakistan

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DOI	10.3832/ifor3691-014
	Evidence of Alectoris chukar (Ayes, Galliformes) as seed dispersal and germinating agent for Pistacia khinjuk in Balochistan, Pakistan
	Essa, Muhammad; Ziauddin, Ziauddin; Khan, Muhammad Ali; Imran, Muhammad; Saeed, Ahmed Essote
通讯作者	Essa, M (corresponding author), Univ Balochistan, Ctr Adv Studies Vaccinol & Biotechnol CASVAB, Quetta, Pakistan. ; Essa, M (corresponding author), Govt Balochistan, Forest & Wildlife Dept, Quetta, Pakistan.
来源期刊	IFOREST-BIOGEOSCIENCES AND FORESTRY
ISSN	1971-7458
出版年	2021
卷号	14 页码:378-382
英文摘要	Seed dispersal is a key process for the distribution of wild fruit plants in forests and/or rangeland. The ecological role of Alectoris chukar as a seed dispersal agent was hardly known to date, though its diet consists of herbs, shrubs, and fleshy fruits of wild plants. Here we report the first evidence of seed dispersal and germination of wild pistachio plant (Pistacia khinjuk Stocks) favored by Alectoris chukar from the district Killa Saifullah and Pishin in Balochistan, Pakistan. Fecal droppings of Alectoris chukar were collected by a suitable sampling method from August to September 2020. Fecal droppings were kept in plastic bags, and later washed thoroughly, identified, and counted for Pistacia khinjuk seeds, which have a characteristic rounded and tough seed coat easily distinguishable from other seeds. Out of a total of 840 fecal samples collected, 557 were identified as Pistacia khinjuk seeds. A comparative germination trial was carried out for pistachio seeds both from Alectoris chukar fecal droppings and manually collected from mother trees in the forest. After passing through the chukar gut, the seeds were still viable and showed a faster germination rate as compared with seeds collected from mother trees and directly sown in the soil. The results revealed that Alectoris chukar is an important spreading and germinating agent for seeds of pistachio plants in suitable habitats and could contribute in the long term to modify the ground vegetation of (sub)arid regions depending on its dietary preferences.
英文关键词	Alectoris chukar Balochistan Fecal Dropping Pistacia khinjuk Seed Dispersal Seed Germination
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000693357000002
WOS关键词	PASSAGE
WOS类目	Forestry
WOS研究方向	Forestry
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/363572
作者单位	[Essa, Muhammad; Ziauddin, Ziauddin; Khan, Muhammad Ali] Univ Balochistan, Ctr Adv Studies Vaccinol & Biotechnol CASVAB, Quetta, Pakistan; [Essa, Muhammad; Imran, Muhammad] Govt Balochistan, Forest & Wildlife Dept, Quetta, Pakistan; [Saeed, Ahmed Essote] Univ Balochistan, Zool Dept, Quetta, Pakistan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Essa, Muhammad,Ziauddin, Ziauddin,Khan, Muhammad Ali,et al. Evidence of Alectoris chukar (Ayes, Galliformes) as seed dispersal and germinating agent for Pistacia khinjuk in Balochistan, Pakistan[J],2021,14:378-382.
APA	Essa, Muhammad,Ziauddin, Ziauddin,Khan, Muhammad Ali,Imran, Muhammad,&Saeed, Ahmed Essote.(2021).Evidence of Alectoris chukar (Ayes, Galliformes) as seed dispersal and germinating agent for Pistacia khinjuk in Balochistan, Pakistan.IFOREST-BIOGEOSCIENCES AND FORESTRY,14,378-382.
MLA	Essa, Muhammad,et al."Evidence of Alectoris chukar (Ayes, Galliformes) as seed dispersal and germinating agent for Pistacia khinjuk in Balochistan, Pakistan".IFOREST-BIOGEOSCIENCES AND FORESTRY 14(2021):378-382.