POPULATION ASPECTS AND EFFECTS OF THE MIS TLETOE NOTANTHERA-HETEROPHYLLA (RUIZ-ET-PAVON, 1802) BARLOW-ET-WIENS, 1973 (LORANTHACEAE) ON ITS HOST, PEUMUS-BOLDUS (MOLINA, 1782) (MONIMIACEAE) IN CHILE

Authors
VERGARA E GEORGENASCIMENTO M
Citation
E. Vergara et M. Georgenascimento, POPULATION ASPECTS AND EFFECTS OF THE MIS TLETOE NOTANTHERA-HETEROPHYLLA (RUIZ-ET-PAVON, 1802) BARLOW-ET-WIENS, 1973 (LORANTHACEAE) ON ITS HOST, PEUMUS-BOLDUS (MOLINA, 1782) (MONIMIACEAE) IN CHILE, REV CHIL HN, 67(1), 1994, pp. 49-58
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Revista chilena de historia natural
ISSN journal
0716078X → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
49 - 58
Database
ISI
SICI code
0716-078X(1994)67:1<49:PAAEOT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The relationship between size and geographic locality of the host Peum us boldus with the patterns of distribution and abundance of mistletoe s Notanthera heterophylla, as well as the effects of mistletoes on gro wth and health of host branches are analyzed. The geographic locality and host size are relevant sources to explain the variation in distrib ution and abundance of mistletoes. Large trees have more mistletoes th an bushes. The growth in length of infected branches and those with ev idence of past infections is lower than branches apparently having nev er been infected. A relation between the abundance of evidence of infe ction and the degree and health state of the host branch was found.